HMS President (1650)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS President.
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Bonaventure.

History
Commonwealth Navy EnsignCommonwealth of England
NamePresident
OrderedApril 1649
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched9 April 1650
Commissioned1650
Honours and
awards
  • Dover 1652
  • Kentish Knock 1652
  • Portland 1653
  • Gabbard 1653
  • Scheveningen 1653
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NamePresident
AcquiredMay 1660
RenamedBonaventure in 1660
Honours and
awards
  • Lowestoffe 1665
  • Four Days' Battle 1666
  • Oxfordness 1666
  • Solebay 1672
  • Scooneveld 1673
  • Texel 1673
  • Beachy Head 1690
  • Barfleur 1693
Great Britain
NameBonaventure
Acquired1707 Act of Union
FateBroken at Chatham to build a new ship
General characteristics
Class and type34-gun Fourth-Rate
Tons burthen462+84⁄94 bm
Length
  • 124 ft 0 in (37.8 m) gundeck
  • 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) keel for tonnage
Beam29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Complement180 men in 1653
Armament
  • at launch
  • 34 guns
  • 1666 Establishment
  • 38 guns
General characteristics after 1663 rebuild
Class and type48-gun fourth-rate ship
Tons burthen514 tons bm
Length
  • 124 ft 10 in (38.0 m) gundeck
  • 102 ft 9 in (31.3 m) keel for tonnage
Beam30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 4 in (3.8 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Complement180 men in 1666
Armament
  • 48/42 guns in 1666
  • 22 × culverins on wooden trucks (LD)
  • 16 × demi-culverins on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 10 × sakers on wooden trucks (QD)
  • 48 guns in 1677
  • 22 × culverins on wooden trucks (LD)
  • 20 × 8-pdr sakers on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 6 × sakers on wooden trucks (QD)
General characteristics after 1699 rebuild
Class and type50-gun fourth-rate ship
Tons burthen596+24⁄94tons bm
Length
  • 125 ft 5 in (38.2 m) gundeck
  • 102 ft 5 in (31.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam33 ft 1 in (10.1 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 5 in (3.8 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Complement180 men in 1666
Armament
  • 50/44 guns
  • 20/18 × 12-pounder guns on wooden trucks (LD)
  • 20/18 × 6-pounfer guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 6/4 × 6-pounfer guns on wooden trucks (QD)
  • 2 × 6-pounfer guns on wooden trucks (Fc)

HMS President was a 34-gun fourth-rate of the English Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1650. She was incorporated into the Commonwealth Navy in 1650. She partook in the Battle off Dover and Kentish Knock in 1652, the Battle of Portland, the Gabbard and Scheveningen in 1653. She was renamed Bonaventure in 1660. After the Restoration she was incorporated into the Royal Navy. She was present at the Battle of Lowestoft (1665), the Four Days Battle and the Oxfordness in 1666. She was rebuilt in 1666. She was present at the Battle of Martinique in 1667, Battle of Solebay (1672), Battle of Schooneveld and Texel in 1673, the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, the Battle of Barfleur 1692.[1]

President was the second named vessel since it was used for a 26-gun ship, purchased in 1645 and sold in 1656. Known as Old President from 1650.[2]

Bonaventure was the fourth named vessel since it was used for a warship built in 1489 and gone by 1509.[3]

  1. ^ Winfield 16
  2. ^ Colledge President
  3. ^ Colledge Bonaventure