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Royal Oak

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Nominal Guns76B065
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered10.1661BWAS-1603
Launched26.12.1664BWAS-1603
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth B065
Constructor
John TippettsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1650-1692
B065
CategorySecond RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the LineB065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Burnt14.6.1667BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel121' 0"Imperial Feet36.8808 
Breadth39' 10"Imperial Feet11.8872 
Depth in Hold17' 1 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943 
Burthen1,021Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel121' 0"Imperial Feet36.8808 
Depth in Hold17' 1 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943 
Draught Aft19' 6"Imperial Feet5.8081 
Burthen1,021 2194Tons BM 

Armament


1666Broadside Weight = 769 Imperial Pound ( 348.7415 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck16 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck30 British Culverin
Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck3 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1666450Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
4.1666360Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
4.1666280Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1664/65 - 24.3.1664/65Vice-Admiral
Christopher MyngsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1651-1655
B051
27.3.1665 - 25.6.1665Vice-Admiral of the Red
Sir John LawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1642-1665
BWAS-1603
27.6.1665 - 3.12.1666Rear-Admiral of the White
Joseph JordanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1642-1672
BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1664/65 - 1665Lieutenant
John NarboroughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1688
B051
24.9.1695 - 1696First Lieutenant
Robert PeckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1696
ADM 6/3/125
Issued by
Edward RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1671-1702

Confirmed 5.2.1695/96
ADM 6/3

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
26.8.1694 - 9.1.1697/98Carpenter
Robert StanleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1698
ADM 6/3/97
Issued by
Edward RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1671-1702

Confirmed 4.12.1695
ADM 6/3
7.3.1695/96 - 1696Gunner
William PlummerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1696
Transfered ADM 6/3/141
Issued by
Edward RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1671-1702

Confirmed 25.3.1696
ADM 6/3

Service History


DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
9.6.1667Raid on the Medway
14.6.1667Burnt by the Dutch while uncommissioned at ChathamBWAS-1603
15.7.1667Ordered that the remains be salvaged and broken upBWAS-1603


Notes on Ship



It was reported that the King "is very much pleased with the new frigate built at Portsmouth, the Royal Oak, and has ordered Tippets, the shipwright who built her, to build just such another, and not to mend her in any part, being assured that anything which is not just so cannot be so good" (CSPD, 9/3/1665, quoted in The Ship of the Line Vol I).

 
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