British Fifth Rate ship 'Paul' (1652)

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Paul
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Sint Paulus' (1652) (24) 1652-1652 Dutch 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	12.7.1652	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1652	B028
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	DWAS-1600
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Expended as Fireship	12.6.1667	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel84' 0"Imperial Feet25.6032
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen290 ⁵⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652120 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 1653CaptainBWAS-16031653 - 1654CaptainBWAS-160324.6.1660 - 11.10.1662Captain†BWAS-16039.2.1664/65 - 19.5.1666Captain†BWAS-16031666CaptainB0511666 - 12.6.1667CaptainB0516.9.1666 - 23.10.1666CaptainBWAS-160319.3.1666/67 - 14.11.1667CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1665LieutenantW014

Service History

DateEventSource
12.7.1652Captured from the Dutch by Blake's squadron while on fishery protection duty in the North SeaBWAS-1603
2.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard
1665Converted to a fireshipBWAS-1603
1665Rerated as a 6 gun Fireship
6.1665Scouting mission near Calais
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
13.6.1667Expended during the Dutch raid on the MedwayBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.9.1652-14.10.1652	British Baltic Fleet 1652	Andrew BallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1648-1653

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

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