| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Jules |
| Acquired | 1648 |
| Captured | 19 October 1650 |
| Fate | taken by Phoenix off Portuguese coast |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_The_Commonwealth.svg){kind=small} Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Success |
| Acquired | 19 October 1650 |
| Commissioned | 1651 |
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| Fate | Sold 3 September 1662 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 38-gun fourth rate |
| Tons burthen | 450+0⁄94 bm |
| Length | 94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 30 ft 0 in (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 0 in (4.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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Success was a 38-gun fourth rate vessel captured from the French by the Commonwealth of England, She was captured on 19 October 1650 as the 38-gun Jules. She was commissioned into the Parliamentary Naval Force as Success. During the First Anglo-Dutch War she partook in the Battle of Portland and the Battle of Porto Farina. She spent time in the Mediterranean and escorting convoys. She was sold on 3 September 1662.[1]
Success was the first named vessel in the English or Royal Navy.[2]