English ship Guinea (1649)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Royalist Navy | |
| Name | Charles |
| Commissioned | 1648 |
| Captured | 25 April 1649 |
| Fate | Incorporated into Parliament Navy |
| Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Guinea |
| Acquired | 25 April 1649 |
| Commissioned | 1649 |
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| England | |
| Name | Guinea |
| Acquired | 25 April 1649 |
| Commissioned | 1649 |
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| Fate | Sold 27 November 1667 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 30-gun fourth rate |
| Tons burthen | 375+30⁄94 bm |
| Length | 90 ft 0 in (27.4 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 28 ft 0 in (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 4 in (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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Guinea was a 38-gun fourth rate vessel of the Kingdom of England, Her initial commission was as a Royalist vessel during the English Civil War named Charles. She was captured then commissioned into the Parliamentary Naval Force as Guinea. During the First Anglo-Dutch War she partook in the Battle of Kentish Knock, the Battle of Portland and the Battle of The Gabbard. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War she participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, the Battle of Vagen and the St James Day Fight. She was sold on 27 November 1667.
Guinea was the only named vessel in the English or Royal Navy.
Charles was the fourth named vessel since it was used for a 16-gun pinnace, built at Woolwich and sold in 1616.