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]
| 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 the only named vessel in the English or Royal Navy.[2]
Specifications
editHer dimensional data is unknown. Her gun armament was 36 guns. Her manning was 140 personnel.[3]
Commissioned service
editService in the English Civil War and Commonwealth Navy
editShe 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
editCrow was sold 1656.[5]
Citations
editReferences
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