| Career (England) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tredagh |
| Ordered: | December 1652 |
| Builder: | Phineas Pett II, Ratcliffe |
| Launched: | 22 May 1654 |
| Renamed: | HMS Resolution, 1660 |
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| Fate: | Burnt, 25 July 1666 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Third-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 771 |
| Length: | 117 ft 3 in (35.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
The ship which became the first HMS Resolution was a 50-gun third-rate frigate built under the 1652 Programme for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Sir Phineas Pett at Ratcliffe, and launched in 1654 under the name Tredagh[1] (Tredagh is an alternative name for the Irish town of Drogheda, scene of a Roundhead victory during the English Civil War).
After the Restoration in 1660, her name was changed to HMS Resolution.[1] On 25 February 1665 — in the Julian calendar then used in England (7 March 1666 under the Gregorian calendar) — Resolution fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Robert Sansum. On 25 July 1666 — in the Julian calendar (4 August 1666 under the Gregorian calendar) — she fought in the St. James's Day Battle under the command of Captain Willoughby Hannam, as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Harman. In the battle she ran aground and was burnt by a Dutch fireship.