english, ship, tredagh, 1654, other, ships, with, same, name, resolution, ship, that, became, first, resolution, third, rate, frigate, built, under, 1652, programme, navy, commonwealth, england, phineas, pett, ratcliffe, launched, 1654, under, name, tredagh, t. For other ships with the same name see HMS Resolution The ship that became the first HMS Resolution was a 50 gun third rate frigate built under the 1652 Programme for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Sir Phineas Pett at Ratcliffe and launched in 1654 under the name Tredagh 1 Tredagh is an alternative name for the Irish town of Drogheda scene of the Siege of Drogheda a Roundhead victory during the English Civil War The Battle of Lowestoft 1665HistoryEnglandNameTredaghOrderedDecember 1652BuilderPhineas Pett II RatcliffeLaunched22 May 1654RenamedHMS Resolution 1660FateBurnt 25 July 1666NotesParticipated in Battle of Lowestoft St James s Day BattleGeneral characteristicsClass and typeThird rate frigateTons burthen771Length117 ft 3 in 35 7 m keel Beam35 ft 2 in 10 7 m Depth of hold14 ft 5 in 4 4 m Sail planFull rigged shipArmament50 guns of various weights of shotAfter the Restoration in 1660 Tredagh was renamed HMS Resolution 1 On 25 February 1665 Julian calendar then still in use 7 March 1666 in the Gregorian calendar Resolution fought in the Battle of Lowestoft as the flagship of Rear Admiral Robert Sansum On 25 July 1666 Julian 4 August 1666 Gregorian she fought in the St James s Day Battle under the command of Captain Willoughby Hannam as the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir John Harman In the battle she ran aground and was burnt by a Dutch fireship Notes edit a b Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p159 References editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English ship Tredagh 1654 amp oldid 1217493487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
