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
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 × 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

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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

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She has no record of service.[9]

Disposition

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Phoenix was not mentioned after 1624.[10]

Notes

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  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 a 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 a 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

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  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

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  • 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