English ship Crow (1652)
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} France | |
| Name | Le Crissant |
| Captured | 4 September 1652 |
| Fate | Taken by Blake's Fleet off Dunkirk |
| History | |
 Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Crow |
| Acquired | 9 September 1652 |
| Commissioned | 1653 |
| Fate | Sold 1656 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 36-gun fourth rate |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 140 |
| Armament | 36 guns |
Crow was a 36-gun fourth rate vessel captured from the French by the English, She was captured on 9 September 1652 as the 36-gun Le Croissant. She was commissioned into the Parliamentary Naval Force as Crow. She was sold 1656.[1]
Crow was the only named vessel in the English or Royal Navy.[2]
Specifications
[edit]Her dimensional data is unknown. Her gun armament was 36 guns. Her manning was 140 personnel.[3]
Commissioned service
[edit]Service in the English Civil War and Commonwealth Navy
[edit]She was commissioned into the Parliamentary Navy in 1653 under the command of Captain Thomas Thompson until 1654. She was placed in ordinary in 1654,[4]
Disposition
[edit]Crow was sold 1656.[5]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 4 Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 25 March 1603, Ex-French Prizes (1650-52), Crow
- 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 ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7, Section C (Crow)
- The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, ISBN 978-0-87021-009-9, Part V Guns, Type of Guns