British Fifth Rate ship 'Bryar' (1651)

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Bryar
Bryer
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British Fifth Rate ship 'Peter' (1651) (22) 1651-1651 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Captured	7.5.1651	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	6.1651	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:655
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Given Away	10.1667	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel70' 0"Imperial Feet21.336
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold8' 10"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen251 ⁶⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.165260 NRS013
166085 BWAS-1603
166545As a fireshipBWAS-1603

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 2.1653CaptainBWAS-16031654CaptainBWAS-16031654 - 1655CaptainBWAS-16031656 - 1658CaptainBWAS-16031658 - 1660CaptainBWAS-16031664 - 2.1665CaptainB05113.2.1664/65 - 22.7.1665CaptainBWAS-160324.7.1665 - 2.8.1665Captain†B0513.8.1665 - 9.8.1666CaptainB051

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.2.1651/52 - 1652GunnerSPD-1651-2

Service History

DateEventSource
7.5.1651Taken in Bryher HarbourBWAS-1603
17.6.1651Ordered to be fittedBWAS-1603
23.1.1652/53Took a Dutch privateer off TynemouthBWAS-1603
1654In the ThamesBWAS-1603
1665Converted to a 12-gun fireshipBWAS-1603
1665Rerated as a 12 gun Fireship
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
3.8.1665Battle of Vågen
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
9.8.1666Went aground during the attack on Dutch shipping (Holme's Bonfire), but was refloatedBWAS-1603
9.8.1666Holmes' Bonfire
10.1667Given away to Mr GoldingBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS013Samuel R. Gardiner, Book

SPD-1651-2Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

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