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Name | Ruby |
Ordered | May 1651 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 15 March 1652 |
Commissioned | 1653 |
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Acquired | May 1660 |
Renamed | HMS Ruby |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.