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William Goodsonn
Vice Admiral William Goodsonn (1610in or after 1680), also William Goodson, was an English naval officer. Early career William Goodsonn joined the Parliamentary cause during the Second English Civil War in 1647. During the First Anglo-Dutch War he was captain of the ''Entrance'' in the battle of Portland, 25 January 1663. He was a rear-admiral of the blue in the battles of June and July 1653. In the Anglo-Spanish War, he was vice-admiral under William Penn in 1654, and with him at attempt on Hispaniola, and capture of Jamaica in 1655. He took over command of the Jamaica Station after Penn went home. Goodsonn also took part in the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 (bombardment of the Spanish army by the English Navy to support the Anglo–French army). Operations in the Sound In November 1658 Goodsonn was appointed Commander of the English Baltic Fleet that instructed to transport General at Sea Sir George Ayscue who was being loaned to Sweden to assist in their naval operations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swiftsure (1621)
HMS ''Swiftsure'' was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1621. She was rebuilt in 1654 at Woolwich by Christopher Pett as a 60-gun third rate ship of the line. She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir William Berkeley at the Four Days' Battle against the Dutch in 1666. Berkeley led the van of the English fleet on the first day of the battle, 1 June, but outsailed his squadron into the midst of the Dutch, and was surrounded. After a fierce battle in which Berkeley was killed, ''Swiftsure'' was captured. The Dutch renamed her the ''Oudshoorn'' (70 cannon) and changed the quartergalleries to hide her identity. She fought in the Battle of Solebay The naval Battle of Solebay took place on 28 May Old Style, 7 June New Style 1672 and was the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. The battle began as an attempted raid on Solebay port where an English fleet was anchored and large ... in 1672 under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Assurance (1646)
HMS ''Assurance'' was a 32-gun fourth-rate of the English Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1646. She was in the Parliamentary force during the English Civil War, then the Commonwealth Navy and was incorporated into the Royal Navy after the Restoration in 1660. During her time in the Commonwealth Navy she partook in the Battles of Dover, Portland, Gabbard and Texel. She foundered in a gale at Woolwich in 1660 and was salved. After the Restoration she partook in the Battle of Lowestoffe, the Four Days Fight and the Texel (1673). She was reduced to a Fifth Rate in 1690 before being sold in 1698. ''Assurance'' was the second named vessel since it was used for a 48-gun galleon named ''Hope'' launched at Deptford in 1559, rebuilt and renamed ''Assurance'' in 1604 and broken in 1645. Construction and specifications She was ordered in December 1645 from Deptford Dockyard to be built under the supervision of Master Shipwright Peter Pett I. She was launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Adventure (1646)
HMS ''Adventure'' was a 34-gun fourth-rate of the English Navy, built by Peter Pett II at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1646. With the outbreak of the English Civil War she served on the Parliamentary side until 1649. She was incorporated into the Commonwealth Navy in 1650. She partook in the Battle off Dover in 1652, the Battle of Portland and the Battle of Gabbard in 1653. ''Adventure'' was employed on Bulstrode Whitelocke's embassy to Sweden, 1653–1654.T. Becket, p.98. After the Restoration she was incorporated into the Royal Navy. She was present at the Battle of Lowestoft (1665) and the Battle of Solebay (1672). She also participated in the Golden Horse and Two Lions actions in 1681. She was in the Battle of Barfleur in 1692. She captured several ships in the later part of her career, before being captured by the French in 1709. ''Adventure'' was the second named vessel since it was used for a 26-gun galley, built at Deptford in 1594 and broken up in 1645. Construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Antelope (1653)
The ''Preston'' was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Woodbridge, and launched in 1653. After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, her name was changed to ''Antelope''. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns. In 1681 James Story, captain of ''Antelope'', conducted a census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ... of the Avalon colony (now Ferryland, Newfoundland) and on 1 September 1681, wrote ''An Account of what fishing Ships, Sack Ships, Planters and Boatkeepers from Trepassey to Bonavista...'' ''Antelope'' was sold out of the navy in 1693. Notes References * Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Ships built in England 1650s ships {{UK-line-shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Breda (1654)
The ''Nantwich'' was a 40-gun Fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Bristol, and launched in 1654. After the Restoration Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state and may refer to: * Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage ** Audio restoration ** Film restoration ** Image restoration ** Textile restoration * Restoration ecology ... in 1660, she was renamed HMS ''Breda''. She was wrecked in 1666. 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 Ships built in Bristol Shipwrecks 1650s ships 17th-century maritime incidents Maritime incidents in 1666 {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...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 Group, 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 ac ... [...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 (shipwright), Peter Pett at Deptford Dockyard, 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 (shipwright), 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 gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Newcastle (1653)
''Newcastle'' was a 44-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the Commonwealth of England by Phineas Pett the Younger at Ratcliffe, and launched in May 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 54 guns. Her first action came in 1655 when, along with fourteen other warships, she sailed into Porto Farina in Algiers to engage Barbary Pirates. This action resulted in the destruction of the entire pirate fleet, which won the ''Newcastle'' lineage its first battle honour. In 1657 she took part in Admiral Blake's daring attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and in 1665, she fought at the Battle of Lowestoft. On 14 March 1674, ''Newcastle,'' under the command of Sir John Wetwang, captured the Dutch East India ship ''Wapen van Rotterdam'' in the Battle of Ronas Voe. Prior to the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, George Churchill assumed command and ''Newcastle'' was assigned to the Channel. Shortly before Plymouth declared for William III on 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Essex (1653)
''Essex'' was a 48-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Phineas Pett II at Deptford, and launched in 1653. Following the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, she was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Essex''. Between 1 June and 4 June (by the Julian Calendar The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr ...) 1666 ''Essex'' fought at the Four Days Battle. On the final day of the engagement, she was captured by the Dutch. By the time of the battle, ''Essex's'' armament had been increased to 60 guns. 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 Ships of the line of the Dutch Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Anne (1654)
''Bridgewater'' was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford, and launched in 1654. After the Restoration in 1660, her name was changed to HMS ''Anne''. It was named after Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created .... The ship was accidentally blown up in 1673. Its reconstruction was carried out during the second Dutch war by Christopher Pett in Woolwich. 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 Ships built in Deptford 1650s ships Speaker-class ships of the line Anne Hyde Maritime incidents in 1673 {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Gloucester (1654)
The frigate ''Gloucester'' (spelt ''Glocester'' by contemporary sources) is a third rate, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Gloucester'' after the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. The ship was ordered in December 1652, built at Limehouse in East London, and launched in 1654. The warship was conveying James Stuart, Duke of York (the future King James II of England) to Scotland, when on 6 May 1682 she struck a sandbank off the Norfolk coast, and quickly sank. The Duke was among those saved, but as many as 250 people drowned, including members of the royal party; it is thought that James's intransigence delayed the evacuation of the passengers and crew. The ''Gloucester'' participated in the British invasion of Jamaica (1655), and in the Battle of Lowestoft (3 June 1665). During 1666 she formed part of the fleet that attacked a Dutch convoy off Texel. She fought in the Four Days' Battle (14 June 1666) and also took part in the St. James's Day Battle (5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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