HMS Advice (1650)
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Advice |
| Builder: | Peter Pett II, Woodbridge |
| Launched: | 1650 |
| Captured: | 27 June 1711, by French privateers |
| Career (France) |  |
| Acquired: | 27 June 1711 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | Fourth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 516 long tons (524.3 t) |
| Length: | 100 ft (30.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 2 in (9.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 3 in (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1698 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 46-54-gun Fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 551 long tons (559.8 t) |
| Length: | 118 ft (36.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 4 in (9.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Advice was a 40-gun Fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. It was originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett II at Woodbrige, and was launched in 1650. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]
She underwent a rebuild in 1698 at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she was relaunched as a fourth rate ship of the line of between 46 and 54 guns.[2] On 27 June 1711, while lying in Yarmouth Roads, Advice was attacked by five privateers flying French 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 musket balls to various parts of his body. The privateers took Advice back to Dunkirk.[3]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Michael Phillips. Advice (48) (1650). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
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