HMY Katherine (1674)

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Willem van de Velde (II) - Het Engelse koningsjacht Catherine onder Amsterdamse vlag - A.1855 - Het Scheepvaartmuseum (cropped).jpg
The English royal yacht Catherine under the Amsterdam flag, ca. 1677, by Willem van de Velde the Younger
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English Red Ensign 1620.svgEngland
NameHMY Katherine
Owner Royal Navy
Builder Phineas Pett (Chatham)
Laid downbuilt 1674
General characteristics
Tons burthen161 tons
Length76 ft 6 in (23.32 m) [1]
Beam22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) [1]
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) [1]
PropulsionSail
Complement30
Armament8 guns

HMY Katherine, the second ship of that name, was an English royal yacht, built in 1674 at Chatham for the Royal Navy. [1]

Service history of HMY Katherine [1]
Date(s)CaptainStationActions/Events
1678Richard Vittles--
16801684W. Davies--
16891704Gabriel Millison--
1705Bartholomew CandlerShovell's Fleet-
1706Henry CremerMediterranean - Byng's Squadron Winter 1706/07-
17071711T. MonckHome Waters-
1710--Rebuilt at Deptford
1720Robert RobinsonIn Baltic 1713Rebuilt by Richard Stacey (Deptford)
17211726Robert Gregory--
17271735G. Pomeroy--
1736F. Dansays--
17371741W. Bridges--
17421754J. Willyams-paid off in June
1755E. Pratten--
1756J. Fortescue--
17571763Henry Marsh--
17641777Alexander Hood--
17781782-In Ordinary-
17831794Sir G. YoungJanuary 1783 commissioned-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Warship Histories Vessels, vessel ID 369456" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol. ii. National Maritime Museum (NMM). p. 261. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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