''Advice'' was one of six 40-gun

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frigates, built for the

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under the 1650 Programme, she would be transferred to the navy of the

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upon the Restoration of the monarchy in May 1660. During her time with the Commonwealth Navy she would fight in two major fleet engagements of the

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, these being the

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and the

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. After the Restoration she would be involved in the

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, specifically the

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and the

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. She would also be present at the attack on the Vlie, better known as Holmes' Bonfire. She would see action against the Algerines at the

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. During the

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she would do battle at the

Battle of Solebay The Battle of Solebay took place on 6 June 1672 New Style, during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, near Southwold, Suffolk, in eastern England. A Dutch States Navy, Dutch fleet under Michiel de Ruyter attacked a combined Kingdom of England, Anglo-King ...

, the

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and the

Battle of the Texel The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place off the western coast of the island of Texel on 21 August 1673 (11 August O.S.) between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets. It was the last major battle of the Thi ...

. She would also do battle against the French at the

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. She would see service in both the West and East Indies before being rebuilt at Woolwich. ''Advice'' was the second named vessel since it was used for a 9-gun pinnace launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1586 and sold in 1617.

Construction and specifications

She was one of six frigates ordered in December 1649. She would be built under contract by Peter Pett II of Woodbridge at a contract price of £6.10.0dThe cost accounting for inflation of approximately £ in reference to today per ton. She was launched in 1650. Her dimensions were gundeck with keel for tonnage with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her tonnage was tons. She was remeasured at a later date and her dimensions changed to breadth of and a depth of hold of with a draught of . Her tonnage was 544 tons.Winfield 14Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 160. Her gun armament in 1653 was 42 guns. In 1666 her armament was 48 guns and consisted of twenty-two culverinsThe culverin was a gun of 4,500 pounds with a 5.5-inch bore firing a 17.5-pound shot with a twelve-pound powder charge on the lower deck (LD), twenty demi-culverinesThe demi-culverin was a gun of 3,400 pounds with a four-inch bore firing a 9.5-pound shot with an eight-pound powder charge on the upper deck and six sakersThe sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 4-pound shot with a 4-pound powder charge on the quarterdeck (QD). By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns. Her manning was 180 personnel in 1653. She was complete at an initial cost of 3,334.10.0d.The cost accounting for inflation of approximately £ in reference to today

Commissioned service

Service in the English Civil War and Commonwealth Navy

She was commissioned in 1650 under the command of Captain George Dawkins (until 1652) for the west coast of England.

First Anglo-Dutch War

She partook in the

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under the command of Captain Dawkins on 28 September 1652. In 1653 she was under Captain John Day for the

on 18 February 1653. Later in 1653 she came under Captain Jeremy Smith for the

where she was a member of Red Squadron, Center Division on 2–3 June 1653. At the

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on 31 July 1653 she was a member on Red Squadron, Center Division. In the fall of 1653 she was under Captain Francis Allen (until 1660) and cruised the Dutch coast during the winter of 1653/54. In 1659 she was on operations in the Sound.

Service after the Restoration May 1660

In June 1660 she was in the Mediterranean under the command of Captain Allen. In 1663 Captain William Poole was in command until early in 1665. He was reappointed on 8 November 1665 until 5 June 1665. In 1664 he sailed with Sir Thomas Allin's squadron in the Mediterranean.

Second Anglo-Dutch War

On 3 June 1666 she partook in the

as a member of White Squadron, Rear Division. She was damaged in a collision with ''Bonaventure'' on 29 May 1666. Captain Charles O'Bryen took command on 17 July 1666 until 25 November 1667. She partook in the

on 25 July 1666 as a member of Blue Squadron, Rear Division. She followed this with the attack on Dutch shipping in the Vlie estuary (Holmes' Bonfire) on the evening of 9–10 August 1666. For the period of 1668 through 1670 she was the flagship of Sir John Harman in the Mediterranean. On 17 February 1670 she was temporarily under the command of Captain Henry Narnardiston as Captain Benjamin Young took command on 27 February 1670. Captain Young unfortunately died while in action against seven Algerine pirateers with ''Guernsey'' in 1670. On 23 July 1670 Captain John Ashby took command until 30 December 1670. On 12 November 1671 She was under the command of Captain Dominick Nugent. She was at the

on 8 May 1671.

Third Anglo-Dutch War

She partook in the

probably as a member of Red Squadron on 28 May 1672. This was followed a year later with the first and second Battles of the Schooneveld on 28 May 1673 and 4 June 1673. Her last battle in the Third Anglo-Dutch War was the Battle of the Texel on 8 November 1673. In 1674 she was in the Straits of Gibraltar. From 1678 to 1679 she was under the command of Captain William Houlding as guardship at Portsmouth. In 1688 under Captain Henry Williams, she was with Dartmouth's Fleet in October. Captain John Granville took command in 1689. She was a participant in the

on 1 May 1689. September 1690 she had a change in commanders when Captain Edward Boys took command. She was in Blue Squadron, Van Division at the Battle of Barfleur between 19 and 22 May 1692.Winfield 13 In 1693 Captain Charles Hawkins took command and sailed to the West Indies with Wheeler's Squadron. In 1694 Captain William Harman took command until he was killed in October 1694. In 1695 under Captain Edward Action she was in the East Indies during 1696/97. On her return she was sent to Woolwich for rebuilding in 1698.

Rebuild at Woolwich Dockyard 1698

She was ordered to be rebuilt on 24 May 1698 at Woolwich Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Fisher Harding. She was launched in 1698. Her dimensions were gundeck with keel for tonnage with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her tonnage was tons.Winfield 15Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167. She was rated as a 50/44 gun

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frigate in 1703. Her armament consisted of twenty/eighteen 12-pounder guns on the lower deck (LD), twenty/eighteen 6-pounder guns on the upper deck, six/four 6-pounder guns on the quarterdeck (QD) and two 6-pounder guns on the foc's'le (Fc). Her manning was 230/200/160 personnel.

Service after Rebuild 1698

She was commissioned in 1698 under the command of Robert Wynn. The ship was sent to New England to pick up Captain Kidd ye pirate and bring him to England in April 1700. In 1700 she was under Captain William Cadwell for service in New York until 1702. In 1703 Captain Salmon Morrice took command until 1705. She took an 18-gun vessel (renamed Advice Prize) on 20 May 1704. In August 1705 she was under Captain John Lowen until his court-martial on 27 December 1706, for service in Maryland. 1707 her new commander was Captain Peter Chamberland for service in Newfoundland. She then moved to the North Sea in 1708. In 1710 Captain Lowen was appointed again for further service in the North Sea. In 1711 her commander was Captain Kenneth Sutherland (Lord Duffus).

Loss

On 27 June 1711, while lying in Yarmouth Roads, ''Advice'' was attacked by five

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s flying

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colours. The French ships lay off ''Advice's'' quarter, relieving each other as necessary, and caused a great deal of damage to the sails and rigging. Despite their resistance, Captain Lord Duffus was forced to surrender after two thirds of his crew had been killed or wounded, and he having taken a total of five

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balls to various parts of his body. The privateers took ''Advice'' back to

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.Ships of the Old Navy, ''Advice'' (1650).

Notes

Citations

References

* Lavery, Brian (1983) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . * British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6 # Fleet Actions, 1.3 Battle of Kentish Knock # Fleet Actions, 1.5 Battle off Portland (the 'Three Days' Battle') # Fleet Actions, 1.7 Battle of the Gabbard (North Foreland) # Fleet Actions, 1.8 Battle of Scheveningen (off Texel) # Fleet Actions, 3.1 Battle of Lowestoft # Fleet Actions, 3.4 Battle of Orfordness ('the St James Day Battle') # Fleet Actions, 4.1 Battle of Bugia # Fleet Actions, 5.2 Battle of Solebay (Southwold Bay) # Fleet Actions, 5.3 First Battle of Schooneveld # Fleet Actions, 5.4 Second Battle of Schooneveld # Fleet Actions, 5.5 Battle of Texel # Fleet Actions, 6.1 Battle of Bantry Bay # Fleet Actions, 6.3 Battle of Barfleur # Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 24 March 1603, 1650 Programme, Advice # Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 16 December 1688, Inter-War (1697-1702) Rebuilding Programme. 48-gun Type, Advice * Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB , Section R (Reserve) * The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, , Part V Guns, Type of Guns * {{DEFAULTSORT:Advice (1650) Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Ships built in England 1650s ships Ships of the English navy