| Summary : 1667 wreck of English fireship which was expended during the Raid on the Medway (1584349), towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The location remains unknown. Built of wood as the Dutch sailing Sixth Rate SINT PAUL in 1652, she had been captured during the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-4)while on fishery protection duty. She was then present as PAUL at the Battle of the Gabbard (1572919) in 1653. She then participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665, (1584087) as a fireship, but was not expended on that occasion, and likewise in the St. James's Day Fight. |
More information : Ex. PAULUS. (1)(2)(4)
A captured Dutch man o'war, expended as a fireship against the Dutch in the mouth of the river Thames. (1)(4)
Expended in the River Thames. (2)
PAUL prize, of 22 - 30 guns, captured 1652, sold 1667. Dimensions 84 feet long x 25 feet 6 inches beam, 291 tons. (3)
Not listed in "British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail".
NB: The action on 12-JUN-1667 took place in the Medway, not the Thames.
SINT PAUL, Sixth Rate, built 1652 for the Admiralty of the Maas, Rotterdam, and captured while on fishery protection duty. (5)
As the English Fifth Rate PAUL, subsequently present at the Battles of the Gabbard, 1653, and Lowestoft, 1665, in the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars respectively, and at the St. James's Day Fight, 1666. Converted to a fireship 1665 before Lowestoft. (6)
Built: 1652 (5)
Where Built: Netherlands (4); Rotterdam (5)
Captured: 1652 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Armament: 26 x cannon (1)(2)(4); 22 to 30 guns (3)
Owner: Royal Navy [all sources]
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
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