HMS Jersey (1654)

HMS Jersey was a 40-gun fourth rate frigate of the English Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Maldon, and launched in 1654. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jersey.

Commodore Richard Beach and Dutch Admiral Van Ghent in a joint task force destroy six Barbary ships near Cape Spartel, Morocco, 17 August 1670, Jersey is the third left ship shown
History
England
Name: Jersey
Builder: Starling, Maldon
Launched: 1654
Commissioned: 1654
Captured: 1691, by the French
France
Acquired: 1691
Fate: Destroyed, 10 May 1694
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Fourth rate frigate
Tons burthen: 560 ​43⁄94 bm
Length: 101 ft 10 in (31.0 m) (keel)
Beam: 32 ft 2 in (9.8 m)
Draught: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Depth of hold: 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Complement: 190
Armament: 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677)

In 1669, the diarist Samuel Pepys, while a member of the Navy Board, was temporarily named captain of Jersey as a legal maneuver to make him eligible to sit on a court-martial.[2]

in March 1689 Jersey, together with the merchantman Deliverance brought stores to the city of Derry, which allowed it to sustain the Siege of Derry. The expedition was commanded by Captain James Hamilton, later the 6th Earl of Abercorn. The Jersey was commanded by Captain John Beverley RN.[3]

Jersey was captured by the French in 1691.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.
  2. Diary of Samuel Pepys, Saturday, 13 March 1669.
  3. Childs 2007, p. 61: "HMS Jersey (captain John Beverley RN) and the merchantman Deliverance entered Lough Foyle on 21 March "...

References
  • Childs, John (2007), The Williamite Wars in Ireland 1688 - 1691, London: Hambledon Continuum Press, ISBN 978-1-85285-573-4
  • 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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