# HMS Henry

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The ***Dunbar*** was a 64-gun [second rate](/source/Second_rate) [ship of the line](/source/Ship_of_the_line) of the [Commonwealth of England](/source/Commonwealth_of_England), originally built at [Deptford](/source/Deptford), and launched in 1656. Taken into the English [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) and renamed **HMS *Henry*** in 1660, she served until 1682, when she was lost in an accidental fire.

## Description

The [full-rigged ship](/source/Full-rigged_ship) as built was 123 ft (37.5 m) long on the keel, with a beam of 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m) and a depth of 17 ft (5.2 m), resulting in a burthen measurement of 1,04676⁄94 BM tons. She was later re-measured was 124 ft (37.8 m) long, with a beam of 40 ft 6 in (12.3 m) and a depth of 17 ft (5.2 m); her [builder's old measurement](/source/Builder's_old_measurement) was then 1,08181⁄94 tons.[1] By 1677 her armament had been increased to 82 guns.[1][2]

## Service

The *Dunbar* was one of four [Second rates](/source/Second_rate) ordered by the Council of State on 3 July 1654 as part of the 1654 Construction Programme; she was built by Master Shipwright Manley Callis at [Deptford Dockyard](/source/Deptford_Dockyard), [Kent](/source/Kent) and launched in about May 1656 for the Navy of the [Commonwealth of England](/source/Commonwealth_of_England). She had 13 pairs of gunports on the lower deck (one pair unused), 12 pairs on the middle deck, and 10 pairs on the upper deck (3 pairs forward and 7 pairs aft of the waist, where she lacked gunports); she also eventually had 5 more pairs on the quarterdeck, including one pair abaft the quarter-gallery. She was first fitted with 64 guns, comprising 12 [demi-cannon](/source/Demi-cannon) and 12 [culverins](/source/Culverin) on the lower deck, 12 culverins and 12 [demi-culverins](/source/Demi-culverin) on the middle deck, and 16 more demi-culverins on the upper deck (which was only partially armed in the waist at that date); later additional guns were added on what became a fully-armed upper deck, and more additional guns on the quarterdeck. After [the Restoration](/source/Stuart_Restoration) of the monarchy in 1660, she was renamed **HMS *Henry***.

In 1661/1662 HMS *Henry* was the flagship of Admiral [John Mennes](/source/John_Mennes) taking the Earl of Peterborough and the first troops of the new [Garrison](/source/Tangier_Garrison) to occupy [English Tangier](/source/Tangier), returning to England accompanying the [Earl of Sandwich](/source/Edward_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Sandwich) and the new Queen [Catherine of Braganza](/source/Catherine_of_Braganza).[3] During the [Second Anglo-Dutch War](/source/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War) HMS *Henry* took part in the [Battle of Lowestoft](/source/Battle_of_Lowestoft) on 3 June 1665 as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir [George Ayscue](/source/George_Ayscue), in the [Four Days' Battle](/source/Four_Days'_Battle) of 1–4 June 1666 as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir [John Harman](/source/John_Harman_(admiral)) (when she was severely damaged), and in the [St James Day Battle](/source/St_James_Day_Battle) on 25 July 1666 as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir [Robert Holmes](/source/Robert_Holmes_(Royal_Navy_officer)).[4][1] On 13 June 1667, during the [Raid on the Medway](/source/Raid_on_the_Medway), HMS *Henry* was driven ashore at [Rochester Bridge](/source/Rochester_Bridge), [Kent](/source/Kent),[5] but recommissioned after repairs on 6 April 1668.

During the [Third Anglo-Dutch War](/source/Third_Anglo-Dutch_War) the *Henry* took part in the [Battle of Solebay](/source/Battle_of_Solebay) on 28 May 1672, in the two Battles of [Schooneveld](/source/Battle_of_Schooneveld) on 28 May and 4 June 1673, and in the [Battle of Texel](/source/Battle_of_Texel) on 31 August 1673.[1] She was accidentally burnt at [Chatham Dockyard](/source/Chatham_Dockyard) on 16 May 1682.[2]

## Notes

1. Winfield (2007), p. 26.

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 160.

1. Harris (1912) p. 208

1. Fox (2018) pp. 215-18

1. Coles Finch, 1929, p. 90

## References

- Coles Finch, William (1929). *The Medway River and Valley*. London: C. W. Daniel Ltd.
- Fox, Frank L. (2008). *The Four Days' Battle of 1666*. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-52673-727-4.
- Harris, F R (1912). *The life of Edward Montagu, KG*. Vol. 2. London: John Murray.
- Lavery, Brian (1983). *The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.*. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). *British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates*. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.

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