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Battle Of Dover (1652)
The naval Battle of Dover (also known as the Battle of Goodwin Sands), fought on 19 May 1652 (29 May 1652 Gregorian calendar), was the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Background The English Parliament had passed the first of the Navigation Acts in October 1651, aimed at hampering the shipping of the highly trade-dependent Dutch. Agitation among the Dutch merchants had been further increased by George Ayscue's capture in early 1652 of 27 Dutch ships trading with the royalist colony of Barbados in contravention of an embargo. Both sides had begun to prepare for war, but conflict might have been delayed if not for an unfortunate encounter on 29 May 1652 (19 May in the Julian calendar then in use in England) near the Straits of Dover between a Dutch convoy escorted by 40 ships under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp and an English fleet of 25 ships under General-at-Sea Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Anglo-Dutch War
The First Anglo-Dutch War, or simply the First Dutch War, ( nl, Eerste Engelse (zee-)oorlog, "First English (Sea) War"; 1652–1654) was a conflict fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands. It was largely caused by disputes over trade, and English historians also emphasise political issues.Israel (1997), p. 1117 The war began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast fleet actions. Although the English Navy won most of these battles, they only controlled the seas around England, and after the tactical English victory at Scheveningen, the Dutch used smaller warships and privateers to capture numerous English merchant ships. Therefore, by November 1653 Cromwell was willing to make peace, provided the House of Orange was excluded from the office of Stadtholder.Israel (1995), pp. 721-2 Cromwell also attempted to protect English trade against Dutch competition by creating a monopoly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bonaventure (1650)
''President'' was a 38-gun fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard, and launched in 1650. After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS ''Bonaventure'' after a previous ship built in 1653 that had been blown up three years later.Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol.1, p. 158. She was widened in 1663, and by 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns. In 1683 she underwent her first rebuild, relaunching as a 40-gun fourth rate ship of the line. ''Bonaventure'' was rebuilt a second time in 1699 at Woolwich Dockyard, relaunching as a fourth rate of between 46 and 54 guns. Her third rebuild took place at Chatham Dockyard, where she was rebuilt as a 50-gun fourth rate to the 1706 Establishment, relaunching on 19 September 1711. She was renamed HMS ''Argyll'' prior to the Jacobite rising of 1715, and on 27 January 1720 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Woolwich for what was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Centurion (1650)
HMS ''Centurion'' was one of six 40-gun fourth-rate frigates, built for the Commonwealth of England under the 1650 Programme, she would be transferred to the navy of the Kingdom of England upon the Restoration of the monarchy in May 1660. When commissioned she partook in the First Anglo-Dutch War. After the first war ended she was in the Mediterranean fighting the Algerines at the Battle of Santa Cruz. She fought the battles of Dover, Portland, the Gabbard, and Scheveningen. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War she partook in the battles of Lowestoft and Orfordness. Following the second war she spent her time either in North America or the Mediterranean. She was wrecked in a storm in December 1689. ''Centurion'' was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navy. Construction and specifications She was one of six frigates ordered in December 1649. She would be built under contract by Peter Pett I of Ratcliffe at a contract price of £6.10.0dThe cost accounting for inflatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Happy Entrance (1619)
''Happy Entrance''The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the Eighteenth Century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively was a middling ship of the English navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1619. King James I originally named the ship ''Buckingham's Entrance'' to mark the appointment of his favourite, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, as Lord High Admiral of England. But she was subsequently renamed. During the Second English Civil War she served on the side of Parliament under the command of Richard Badiley Vice-Admiral Richard Badiley ( – 7 or 11 August 1656) was an English naval officer. He saw service during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Early service He was a merchant, ship-owner, and ship-captain, probably related to several Badileys wh .... In April 1649, a party of seamen from ''Happy Entrance'' captured and burnt the Royalist ship ''Antelope'' at Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands. ''Antelope'' was then over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Fairfax (1650)
''Fairfax'' was a 52-gun third-rate frigate of the Commonwealth of England, built by Peter Pett at Deptford Dockyard and in service from 1650 to 1653. Naval service ''Fairfax'' was commissioned in 1650 under Captain William Penn, then serving as Commonwealth's Vice Admiral for the Irish coast. In mid-1650 she saw action against French ships in the English Channel. Later that year her command was transferred to Captain John Lawson.Winfield 2009, p. 45 In 1651, Captain Penn was assigned to the role of Admiral in the Mediterranean, and chose ''Fairfax'' as his flagship. After an uneventful year of service, command was again transferred to Captain Lawson, under whose direction ''Fairfax'' participated in the Battle of Dover, and the Battle of Portland in the following year. On 18 February 1653, ''Fairfax'' was accidentally set alight and burned beyond repair at Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Triumph (1623)
HMS ''Triumph'' was a 42-gun great ship or second rate of the English Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ..., built by William Burrell at Deptford Royal Dockyard and launched in 1623. Like many major warships in the 17th century, she was modified at various times during her life, so that her dimensions and tonnage grew during her 65 years of service. By 1660 her original armament had been increased to 64 guns and by 1666 to 72 guns. ''Triumph'' was sold out of the navy in 1688. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . *Winfield, Rif (2009) ''British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1603 - 1714''. Seaforth Publishing. Ships of the line of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship St Andrew (1622)
''St Andrew'', also known as Andrew, was a 42-gun great ship of the Royal Navy (subsequently second rate), built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622. The ship first saw action as part of the expeditionary force to Cádiz in 1625, and was taken over by Parliament when the First English Civil War began in August 1642. Known as ''Andrew'' until the 1660 Stuart Restoration, most of her service during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms was spent supporting coastal operations. These included an attack on Pendennis Castle, one of the last Royalist holdouts in Cornwall; in a letter dated 30 June 1646, Sir William Batten, its Parliamentarian captain, wrote to his superior that Sir, I believe the castle of Pendennis will not be long out of our hands; a dogger boat with four guns I have taken, whereof one Kedgwin of Penzant was captain, a notable active knave against the Parliament, and had the King's commission; and now would fain be a merchant man, and was balasted with salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Portsmouth (1650)
''Portsmouth'' was a 38-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dense ..., and launched in 1650. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 46 guns. ''Portsmouth'' was blown up in action in 1689. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1650s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Dunkirk (1651)
''Worcester'' was a 48-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched in 1651. After the Restoration in 1660, it was renamed HMS ''Dunkirk''. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns. In 1704 it underwent a rebuild at Blackwall Yard, relaunching as a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line. On 12 September 1729 ''Dunkirk'' was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth, and rebuilt by Joseph Allin the younger as a 60-gun fourth rate to the 1719 Establishment The 1719 Establishment was a set of mandatory requirements governing the construction of all Royal Navy warships capable of carrying more than 20 naval long guns. It was designed to bring economies of scale through uniform vessel design, and ens .... It was relaunched on 3 September 1734. ''Dunkirk'' was broken up in 1749. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Sapphire (1651)
''Sapphire'' was a 38-gun fourth-rate of the Commonwealth of England. After commissioning she was actively involved in the First Anglo-Dutch War participating in most major fleet actions. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War she was only in the first two engagements then spent her time in Irish Waters and the Mediterranean. She was run ashore due to a pending attack by suspected Algerian pirates on Sicily in March 1670.Winfield 8 ''Sapphire'' was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navy. Construction and specifications She was ordered by Parliament in 1651 to be built under contract by Peter Pett I at Ratcliffe. Her dimensions were keel for tonnage with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her builder's measure tonnage was tons.Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p159. Her gun armament in 1653 was 38 guns. By 1666 her guns were nominally increased to 40 guns. Her guns would consist of twelve culverins,The culverin was a gun of 4,500 pounds with a 5.5 inch bore firin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Ruby (1652)
HMS ''Ruby'' was a 40-gun frigate of the Commonwealth of England, built by Peter Pett at Deptford. She took part in actions during all three of the Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1652–1654, 1665–1667 and 1672–1674. She later served in the West Indies, and in 1683 was sent to the Leeward Islands to protect British settlements against Caribbean pirate raids. In 1687, the English pirate Joseph Bannister was captured by the crew of ''Ruby'' and brought to Port Royal for trial. She was rebuilt in 1687. She was captured by the French in October 1707. Construction and specifications The English ''Ruby'' was ordered by the Rump Parliament in May 1651, to be built at Deptford Dockyard under the guidance of Peter Pett. Her dimensions were gundeck with keel for tonnage with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her builder's measure tonnage was calculated as tonsWinfield 7 Winfield 18.Lavery, 1984, vol.1, p160. ''Ruby''s gun armament was 42/40 guns during the period from 1652 to 1660. Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Mary (1650)
The English ship ''Speaker'' was a 50-gun third-rate. ''Speaker'' was built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Christopher Pett at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1650. At the Restoration she was renamed HMS ''Mary''. She was the prototype of the . In 1688, HMS ''Mary'' was rebuilt by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard as a 62-gun third-rate ship of the line. The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in the Great Storm of 1703. Almost all who were aboard were drowned, including Rear-Admiral Basil Beaumont. Description and early history The English ship ''Speaker'' was a 50-gun third-rate and the name ship of the . She was built by Christopher Pett, as one of a pair of flagships for the Winter Guard of the navy of the Commonwealth of England. Built at Woolwich Dockyard, she was launched in 1650. ''Speaker''s tonnage was 727 tons burthen. She had a length of , and two decks, designed to accommodate the admiral and his officers. The ship had a breadth of . Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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