HMS Bristol (1653)

History
Commonwealth of England
Name	Bristol
Namesake	Bristol
Ordered	27 February 1652
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	1653
Commissioned	1653
Honours and; awards	Santa Cruz 1657
History
Kingdom of England
Name	Bristol
Acquired	May 1660
Honours and; awards	Lowestoft 1665; Four Days' Battle 1666; Orfordness 1666; Solebay 1672; Tesel 1673;
Great Britain
Name	Bristol
Acquired	1707 Act of Union
Captured	24 April 1709
Fate	By two French ships
Kingdom of France
Acquired	12 April 1709
Captured	25 April 1709, by the Royal Navy
Fate	Foundered
General characteristics as built
Class and type	44-gun Fourth-rate
Tons burthen	534+45⁄94 tons bm
Length	104 ft (31.7 m) gundeck; 104 ft (31.7 m) Keel for tonnage;
Beam	31 ft 1 in (9.5 m)
Draught	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	200 personnel in 1653; 150 personnel in 1660; 200 personnel in 1666; 230/200/150 personnel as per establishment;
Armament	50 guns 1653; 44 guns 1660; 1666 Establishment; 26 × culverins; 22 × demi-culverins; 4 × sakers;
General characteristics after 1693 rebuild
Class and type	50-gun fourth-rate
Tons burthen	489+0⁄94 tons bm
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	280/230/150 personnel
Armament	38 guns 1696 survey; 18 × culverins (LD); 20 × 8-pounder guns (UD); 1703 Establishment; 22/20 × 12-pounder guns (LD); 22/18 × 6-pounder guns (UD); 8/6 × 6-pounder guns (QD); 2 × 6-pounder guns (Fc);

Bristol was a 44-gun fourth rate vessel of the Commonwealth of England built under the 1651 Programme. She arrived too late for the First Anglo-Dutch War, however, was an active participant in the Second Anglo-Dutch War though in the Third she was no longer used as a line-of battle vessel and reverted to a role of cruising against privateers. She was lost in this role in the English Channel when she was captured by the French. Two weeks she was recaptured by the English and sank in 1709.^[1]

Bristol was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navy.^[2]

^ Winfield p.98
^ Colledge p.49

[Winfield_7-1] Winfield p.98

[2] Colledge p.49

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History

Commonwealth of England
Name	Bristol
Namesake	Bristol
Ordered	27 February 1652
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	1653
Commissioned	1653
Honours and awards	Santa Cruz 1657
History
Kingdom of England
Name	Bristol
Acquired	May 1660
Honours and awards	Lowestoft 1665 Four Days' Battle 1666 Orfordness 1666 Solebay 1672 Tesel 1673
Great Britain
Name	Bristol
Acquired	1707 Act of Union
Captured	24 April 1709
Fate	By two French ships
Kingdom of France
Acquired	12 April 1709
Captured	25 April 1709, by the Royal Navy
Fate	Foundered
General characteristics as built
Class and type	44-gun Fourth-rate
Tons burthen	534+45⁄94 tons bm
Length	104 ft (31.7 m) gundeck 104 ft (31.7 m) Keel for tonnage
Beam	31 ft 1 in (9.5 m)
Draught	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	200 personnel in 1653 150 personnel in 1660 200 personnel in 1666 230/200/150 personnel as per establishment
Armament	50 guns 1653 44 guns 1660 1666 Establishment 26 × culverins 22 × demi-culverins 4 × sakers
General characteristics after 1693 rebuild
Class and type	50-gun fourth-rate
Tons burthen	489+0⁄94 tons bm
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft 2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	280/230/150 personnel
Armament	38 guns 1696 survey 18 × culverins (LD) 20 × 8-pounder guns (UD) 1703 Establishment 22/20 × 12-pounder guns (LD) 22/18 × 6-pounder guns (UD) 8/6 × 6-pounder guns (QD) 2 × 6-pounder guns (Fc)