English ship Phoenix (1647)

Phoenix was a fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, built by Peter Pett II 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.

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 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]