Phoenix was described as a pinnace in the service of the English Navy Royal. She has no record of service and was not mentioned after 1624.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 English Navy Royal | |
| Name | Phoenix |
| Ordered | June 1612 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 1613 |
| Fate | Not listed after 1624 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pinnace |
| Tons burthen | 184.8/246.4 tons bm |
| Length | 70 ft 0 in (21.3 m) keel |
| Beam | 24 ft 0 in (7.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 100 (1624) |
| Armament |
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Phoenix was the second named vessel since it was used for a 20-gun ship purchased in 1545, rebuilt in 1558 and sold in 1573.[2]
Construction and specifications edit
She was built at Chatham Dockyard. She was ordered on June 1612 and launched on 27 February 1613. Her dimensions were 70 feet 0 inches (21.3 metres) for keel with a breadth of 24 feet 0 inches (7.3 metres) and a depth of hold of 11 feet 0 inches (3.4 metres). Her tonnage was between 184.8 and 246.4 tons.[3]
Her gun armament was in 1624 18 guns consisting of twelve sakers,[4][Note 1] four minions,[5][Note 2] two falcons,[6][Note 3] plus four fowlers.[7][Note 4] Her manning was around 100 officers and men in 1603.[8]
Commissioned service edit
She has no record of service.[9]
Disposition edit
Phoenix was not mentioned after 1624.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ A sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 5.5-pound shot with a 5.5-pound powder charge.
- ^ A minion was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 4-pound shot with a 4-pound powder charge.
- ^ A falcon was a gun of 660 pounds with a 2.5-inch bore firing a 2-pound shot with a 3.5-pound powder charge.
- ^ A fowler was an anti-personnel breech-loading gun that fired either stone or grape shot. the weapon weighed about 5 cwt and the breech weighed another 1 cwt.
Citations edit
References edit
- British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels Acquired from 24 March 1603, Phoenix
- Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt-Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © the estate of J.J. Colledge, Ben Warlow and Steve Bush 2020, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7, Section P (Phoenix)
- Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, ISBN 978-0-87021-009-9, Part V Guns, Type of Guns