| Career (England) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Assurance |
| Builder: | Peter Pett I, Deptford |
| Launched: | 1646 |
| Honours and awards: |
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| Fate: | Sold, 1698 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun fourth rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 340 tons (345.5 tonnes) |
| Length: | 89 ft (27 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 32 guns (at launch); 40 guns (1677) |
HMS Assurance was a 32-gun fourth rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1646.[1] The term 'frigate' during the period of this ship referred to a method of construction, rather than a role which did not develop until the following century.
Samuel Pepys states in his diary that Assurance sank near Woolwich during a storm in December of 1660, with the loss of twenty men.[2] He visited the site a few days later.[3] The ship was subsequently refloated by 17 December.[4]
In August 1666, Assurance participated in the raid on a large Dutch merchant fleet in the Vlie estuary that became known as Holmes's Bonfire. By 1667, Assurance's armament had been increased to 40 guns.[1]
Assurance was sold out of the navy in 1698.[1]