British fireship 'Constant John' (1666)
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Constant John
3681
Nominal Guns
6
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Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
1666
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Shipyard
Unknown
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Category
Unrated
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Ship Type
Fireship
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Sunk as Blockship
11.6.1667
BWAS-1603
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
67' 0"
Imperial Feet
20.4216
Breadth
22' 6"
Imperial Feet
6.7818
Depth in Hold
10' 4"
Imperial Feet
3.1496
Draught Aft
11' 6"
Imperial Feet
3.5052
Burthen
180
Tons BM
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1665
40
BWAS-1603
2 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
22.5.1665
-
24.10.1665
Captain
James Blake
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1665
BWAS-1603
24.8.1666
-
11.6.1667
Captain
John Kelsey
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1665-1673
BWAS-1603
Service History
Date
Event
Source
11.6.1667
Scuttled as a blockship off Mussell Bank in the Medway
BWAS-1603
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
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Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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