English ship St Andrew (1622)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS St Andrew.
The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen, by Willem van de Velde the younger WLC P77-001.jpg
The Burning of the Andrew at the Battle of Scheveningen in 1653, by Willem van de Velde the younger
History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameSt Andrew
BuilderBurrell, Deptford
Launched1622
FateWrecked, 1666
General characteristics [1]
Class and type42-gun great ship
Length110 ft (34 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament42 guns of various weights of shot
The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653. Andrew on fire as witnessed by Willem van de Velde the elder

St Andrew was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy (subsequently second rate), built by at Deptford and launched in 1622.[1]

She was known as Andrew during the Commonwealth. During the English Civil War, the Andrew was involved in fighting against the last Royalist holdouts in Cornwall. In a letter dated June 30, 1646, ship's Parliamentary commander, a man named William Batten, wrote to his superior

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 and had divers letters in her for Pendennis castle...[2]

At the Restoration, the Andrew passed to serving the restored King and resumed her original name, St Andrew.

By 1660, she was armed with 56 guns.[1]

St Andrew was wrecked in 1666.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
  2. ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, by John Burke, esq, (1838), p. 288

References[]

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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