HMS Ruby (1652)
| Career (England) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Ruby |
| Ordered: | May 1651 |
| Builder: | Peter Pett, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 15 March 1652 |
| Captured: | 21 October 1707, by the French |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Ruby |
| Acquired: | 21 October 1707 |
| Out of service: | 1708 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Tons burthen: | 556.8 long tons (565.7 t)[2] |
| Length: |
125 ft 6 in (38.3 m) (gundeck) 105 ft 6 in (32.2 m) (keel)[2] |
| Beam: | 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 226 |
| Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
| General characteristics after 1706 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 46-54-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 674 long tons (684.8 t) |
| Length: | 128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 8 in (10.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 46-54 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Ruby was a 40-gun fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett at Deptford,[1] and was launched on 15 March 1652.[2]
She took part in numerous actions during all three of the Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1652-54, 1665-67 and 1672-74. She later served in the West Indies, and in 1687, the notorious English pirate Joseph Bannister was hanged aboard her while she was at Port Royal. She was rebuilt in 1687 at Sir Henry Johnson's shipyard at Blackwall.
She served in the War of the Spanish Succession, and commanded by Captain George Walton, took part in the Action of August 1702 as part of a fleet under Admiral John Benbow. She was one of the only ships to support the Admiral in HMS Breda in that engagement, and so escaped censure after the unsatisfactory conclusion of the action.
HMS Ruby was rebuilt at Deptford in 1706 as a fourth rate ship of the line carrying between 46 and 54 guns,[3] but was captured by the Mars the following year during the Battle at The Lizard, 21-10-1707 (NS).
Brough back to Brest, she was renamed Ruby and recommissioned in the French Navy. She took part in a campaign to the Levant, and was decommissioned the next year to be broken up.[4]
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.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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