HMS Ruby (1652)

History
Commonwealth of England
Name	Ruby
Ordered	May 1651
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Launched	15 March 1652
Commissioned	1653
Kingdom of England
Acquired	May 1660
Renamed	HMS Ruby
Great Britain
Captured	21 October 1707 (by the French ship Mars)
Fate	Not incorporated into French Navy; sold into commercial service
General characteristics as built
Tons burthen	556+77⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	125 ft 6 in (38.3 m) gundeck 105 ft 6 in (32.2 m) Keel for tonnage
Beam	31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	226
Armament	40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1706 rebuild
Class and type	46-54-gun fourth rate
Tons burthen	674+88⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	128 ft 4 in (39.1 m) gundeck 105 ft 7 in (32.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	34 ft 8 in (10.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 7 in (4.1 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	280/185 personnel
Armament	54/46 guns 1703 Establishment 22/20 × 12-pounder guns (LD) 20/18 × 6-pounder guns (UD) 8/6 × 6-pounder guns (QD) 2 × 6-pounder guns (Fc)

HMS Ruby was a 40-gun frigate of the Commonwealth of England, built by Peter Pett at Deptford. She took part in actions during all three of the Anglo-Dutch Wars of 1652–1654, 1665–1667 and 1672–1674. She later served in the West Indies, and in 1683 was sent to the Leeward Islands to protect British settlements against Caribbean pirate raids. In 1687, the English pirate Joseph Bannister was captured by the crew of Ruby and brought to Port Royal for trial. She was rebuilt in 1687. She was captured by the French in October 1707.