British Fifth Rate ship 'President' (1646)

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President ➡ 1650 Old President
Little President
Nominal Guns	34	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	State Navy
Purchased	1646	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sold	1656	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen220Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen275Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen367Tons and Tonnage

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.165180 NRS013
10.165170EstablishmentW015
1.165280 NRS013

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1646 - 1648CaptainW0151649CaptainBWAS-16034.1.1649/50 - 1653CaptainSPD-16491654CaptainW0151656CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1650Renamed Old PresidentBWAS-1603
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
1656Commissioned as a fireshipBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas RainsboroughBritish Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1643-1648
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS013Samuel R. Gardiner, Book

SPD-1649Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

W015Various, Web Site

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