''Phoenix'' was described as a pinnace in the service of the English Navy Royal.
''Phoenix'' was the second named vessel since it was used for a 20-gun ship purchased in 1545, rebuilt in 1558 and sold in 1573.
Construction and specifications
She was built at Chatham Dockyard. She was ordered on June 1612 and launched on 27 February 1613. Her dimensions were for keel with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her tonnage was between 184.8 and 246.4 tons.
Her gun armament was in 1624 18 guns consisting of twelve sakers,
[A sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 5.5-pound shot with a 5.5-pound powder charge.] four minions,
[A minion was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 4-pound shot with a 4-pound powder charge.] two falcons,
[A falcon was a gun of 660 pounds with a 2.5-inch bore firing a 2-pound shot with a 3.5-pound powder charge.] plus four fowlers.
[A fowler was an anti-personnel breech-loading gun that fired either stone or grape shot. the weapon weighed about 5 cwt and the breech weighed another 1 cwt.] Her manning was around 100 officers and men in 1603.
Commissioned service
She was appointed to escort
Princess Elizabeth, daughter of
James VI and I
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, and
Frederick V of the Palatinate Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Given name
Nobility
= Anhalt-Harzgerode =
* Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
= Austria =
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fr ...
sailing in ''
The Prince Royal'' from
Margate
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to
Ostend
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in April 1613.
The ''Phoenix'' known for its action on the coast of
Ireland
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and west coast of
Scotland
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in 1614 and 1615, commanded by Captain
Button
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. Sir
Oliver Lambert, commander of Irish forces for
James I James I may refer to:
People
*James I of Aragon (1208–1276)
* James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327)
* James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu
* James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347)
*James I of Cyprus (1334†...
sailed in the ''Phoenix'' with the ''Moon'' to
Aulderfleit in
Knockfergus to embark 150 soldiers and cannon. They sailed to
Islay
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in preparation to besiege
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle (, Anglicised ''Fort of the galleys'', also known as ''Dunnyveg'') is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the I ...
where Captain Button stayed behind during storms until 18 January 1614, uncertain if there was "safe riding" at the Isle of
Texa. The ''Moon'' came under heavy fire from the castle while attempting to unload the artillery. Button continued to use the ''Phoenix'' as Admiral of the Irish coast in 1620.
Disposition
''Phoenix'' was not mentioned after 1624.
[Winfield]
Notes
Citations
References
* British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB , Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels Acquired from 24 March 1603, Phoenix
* 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, © the estate of J.J. Colledge, Ben Warlow and Steve Bush 2020, EPUB , Section P (Phoenix)
* Lavery, 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
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