A List of the Royal Navy, in 1624.

Names. Burthen. N° of
Pieces
of
Ordnance
Particulars of the Ordnance.
Tons. Cannon Petro. Demi-Cannon. Culverines. Demi-Culverines. Sakers. Minions. Faulcons. Port-pieces. Fowlers.
Prince 1200 55 2 6 12 18 13 4
Bear 900 51 2 6 12 18 9 4
More Honour 800 44 2 6 12 12 8 4
Ann 800 44 2 5 12 13 8 4
Repulse* 700 40 2 2 14 12 4 2
Defiance* 700 40 2 2 14 12 4 2
Triumph* 921 42 2 2 16 12 4 2
St. George* 880 42 2 2 16 12 4 2
St. Andrew* 880 42 2 2 16 12 4 2
Swiftsure* 876 42 2 2 16 12 4 2
Victory* 870 42 2 2 16 12 4 2
Reformation* 750 42 2 2 16 12 42
Warspight 650 38 2 4 13 13 42
Vanguard* 651 40 214 12 42
Rainbow* 650 40 214 12 424
Red Lion 650 38 214 12 424
Assurance 600 38 210 12 104
Nonsuch 600 38 212 12 624
Bonaventure 674 34 4 14 10 24
Garland 680 32 4 12 10 24
Entrance 580 32 4 12 10 24
Convertine† 500 34 18 10 2 4
Dreadnought 450 32 16 10 24
Antelope 450 34 4 14 10 24
Adventure 350 26 12 6 4 4
Mary Rose 388 26 8 10 4 4
Phœnix 250 20** 12 4 2 4
Crane 250
Answer 250
Moon 140
Seven Stars 140 14 2 6 6
Charles 140 14‡ 2 6 4
Desire 80 6 2 4
Total 19400
In all 33 Ships, &c.

* The Particulars of the Ordnance do not correspond with the total.

† Spelt Conventine in the Archæologia.

** According to the particulars of the Ordnance, she carried 22 guns.

‡ Only 12 specified in the particulars.

MEM°.—For a description of several of the sorts of the Ordnance in the foregoing List, see Appendix, No. 27.


Charles Derrick: Memoirs of the Rise and Progress of the Royal Navy.
Blacks & Parry; Cadell & Davies; G. & W. Nicol; H. Teape, London, 1806. pp 54-56.

Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius


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