British Fourth Rate ship 'Sophia' (1652)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Sophia
Speaker's Prize
Nominal Guns	38	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Captured	11.1652	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1653	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	10.1667	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen300Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen323 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653160 BWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1653CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-160314.11.1660 - 2.10.1661CaptainB0513.10.1661 - 23.12.1661CaptainBWAS-17141665 - 1666CaptainB05121.4.1666 - 31.3.1667CaptainB051

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1652Taken by (possibly 1st, 2nd or 3rd December instead)BWAS-1603
3.12.1652Arrived at DoverBWAS-1603
10.1.1652/53Ordered to be fitted for serviceBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen
10.1667Sold as uselessBWAS-1603

Notes on Ship

Also known as Speaker's Prize

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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