![]() ![]() However, these war pinnaces carried fewer cannon and had smaller crews than English fourth, fifth, and sixth rates. ![]() A few war pinnaces were built to fourth-rate hull dimensions. The largest war pinnaces, also known as frigates, approximated England's fifth rate and sixth rate small warships. England, the Netherlands, Sweden and Poland deployed the war pinnace on a regular basis. The Whelps had sweeps (propelling oars) as well as sails (G R Balleine, All for the King, The Life Story of Sir George Carteret, Societe Jersiase, 1976, p10). The 10 Lion's Whelps built by the 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1628 are exemplars of the 'war' pinnace, a war ship that was built for several European navies for more than two centuries (c.1550-c.1750). The Whelps were classed as ships "of the sixth rank" ![]() ĩ broadside cannons, 2 sternchase gunports Sweeps (two oars between each cannon port). ģ-masted pinnace, auxiliary oared warship Phineas Pett's certificates of works done have survived for all Whelps except the ninth. John Graves built eighth and ninth Whelps. A ship from the time of Charles I of England, before 1649ĭuke of Buckingham, July, 1628 Royal Navy, 1632 ![]()
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