British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Unity' (1665)

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Unity
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Eendracht' (1665) (32) 1665-1665 Dutch 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	13.4.1665	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	22.5.1665	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	TRN2
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	12.6.1667	B028
Becomes	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Jonathon' (1667) (32) 1667-1667 Dutch 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794
Draught Aft12' 4"Imperial Feet3.7084
Burthen303 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1665150 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.12.1666 - 1667CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
13.4.1665Taken by and in the North SeaBWAS-1603
19.10.1665Entered Guernsey Road under Captain Trafford? with a privateer prize, Captain John Gilson of Flushing, 7 guns and 45 men.
15.12.1665Took eight prizes into Plymouth. They were all "Dutch Bottoms" of about 2 or 3 hundred tons eachBG
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1667Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1603
9.6.1667Raid on the Medway
12.6.1667Retaken by the Dutch while defending the boom across the Medway at GillinghamBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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