English ship Phoenix (1647)

History
England
Name	Phoenix
Builder	Peter Pett II, Woolwich
Launched	1647
Fate	Wrecked, 1664
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	38-gun fourth rate frigate
Tons burthen	414 72⁄94
Length	96 ft (29.3 m) (keel)
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 3 in (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	32 (later 38) guns of various weights of shot

Phoenix was a fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, built by at Woolwich and launched in 1647.^[1] The term 'frigate' during the period of this ship referred to a method of construction, rather than a role which did not develop until the following century. As completed she was established with a peacetime 32 guns, but by 1652 carried 38 guns as a wartime establishment. She was enlarged during her life and by the 1660s was measured at 556 tons.

Phoenix (bottom left) at the Battle of Elba between the Staatse fleet under Van Galen and the English fleet, under the command of Richard Badiley in 1652

Phoenix was captured by the Dutch ship Eendracht off Elba in the Mediterranean during the Battle of Elba, 28-8-1652 (O.S.)/6-9-1652 (N.S.), an action between the English squadron commanded by Richard Badiley and a Dutch squadron under Jan van Galen. She was retaken on 20 November 1652 by an attack by English small boats at Leghorn. She was finally wrecked on 3 December 1664 during a storm in Gibraltar Bay while attempting to pass through the Straits of Gibraltar.^[1]

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