HMS Sapphire (1675)
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| Career (England) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Sapphire |
| Ordered: | 30 September 1675 |
| Builder: | Anthony Deane, Harwich |
| Launched: | June 1675 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 11 September 1696 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun fifth rate |
| Tons burthen: | 340 81/94 bm |
| Length: |
105 ft 8 in (32.2 m) (overall) 89 ft (27.1 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 135/115/90 |
| Armament: |
Under 1677 Establishment: 32/28
Under 1685 Establishment: 28
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sapphire.
HMS Sapphire was a 32-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy. She was designed and built by Sir Anthony Deane at Harwich in 1675, at a cost of £4,175.
In 1677 HMS Sapphire was the first command of Cloudesley Shovell, who later became Admiral of the Fleet and eventually died in the Scilly naval disaster of 1707.[1]
HMS Sapphire was cornered in Bay Bulls Harbour by a French squadron in August-September 1696. Her master, Captain Thomas Cleasby, in fear that the French would capture the ship, scuttled her and escaped across land to the colony of Ferryland.
References
- 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.
- Lavery, Brian (1981) Deanes Doctrine of Naval Architecture Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-180-7.
- Barber, V.C. (1976) International Journal of Nautical Archaeology Vol. 5(4) pp. 353-356.
- Canadian Geographic Feb/Mar 1979 - An article that appeared in Canadian Geographic about the Sapphire.
- International Journal of Nautical Archaeology - 6.4, 1977 pp. 305-313
- Initial Report on the Underwater Survey and Excavation of the wreck of HMS Sapphire in Bay Bulls, 1977 (Newfoundland Marine Archaeological Society)
- Second Report on the Underwater Survey and Excavation of the wreck of HMS Sapphire in Bay Bulls, 1977 (Newfoundland Marine Archaeological Society)
- Third Report on the Underwater Survey and Excavation of the wreck of HMS Sapphire in Bay Bulls, 1977. Additional notes on wreck 1 are included. (Newfoundland Marine Archaeology Society)
- Final Report on the Underwater Survey and Excavation of the wreck of HMS Sapphire in Bay Bulls, 1977. (Newfoundland Marine Archaeological Society)
- Canadian Collector Vol 20(2), March 1985 - Artifacts of the Sapphire
