Phoenix (1613)

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]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Phoenix.

History
Royal Navy EnsignEnglish Navy Royal
NamePhoenix
OrderedJune 1612
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched1613
FateNot listed after 1624
General characteristics
Class and typePinnace
Tons burthen184.8/246.4 tons bm
Length70 ft 0 in (21.3 m) keel
Beam24 ft 0 in (7.3 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planship-rigged
Complement100 (1624)
Armament
  • in 1624
  • 12 × sakers
  • 4 × minions
  • 2 x falcons

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

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

She has no record of service.[9]

Disposition

Phoenix was not mentioned after 1624.[10]

Notes
  1. A sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5 inch bore firing a 5.5 pound shot with an 5.5 pound powder charge.
  2. A minion was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3.5 inch bore firing a 4 pound shot with an 4 pound powder charge.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  1. Winfield
  2. Colledge
  3. Winfield
  4. Lavery, page 102
  5. Lavery, page 103
  6. Lavery, page 103
  7. Lavery, page 103
  8. Winfield
  9. Winfield
  10. Winfield

References
  • 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
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