English ship Providence (1637)
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| English Navy Royal | |
| Name | Providence |
| Ordered | 12 December 1636 |
| Builder | Robert Tranckmore, St Savior's Dock, Bermondsey |
| Launched | 21 March 1637 |
| Commissioned | 1638 |
| Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Providence |
| Acquired | May 1649 |
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| Kingdom of England | |
| Name | Providence |
| Acquired | May 1660 |
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| Fate | Wrecked at Tangier 31 October 1668 |
| General characteristics | |
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| Tons burthen | 357+62⁄94 tons bm |
| Length | 90 ft 1 in (27.5 m) keel |
| Beam | 27 ft 4 in (8.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
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Providence was a 30-gun "pinnace" (later defined as an early frigate) in the service of the English Navy Royal. After an initial participation in a punitive attack on Morocco, she spent the majority of her career in Home Waters. During the English Civil War she was employed in the Parliamentary Naval Force. In 1551 she was assigned to the Commonwealth Navy. During the First Dutch War she took part in the Battle of Portland, the Battle of the Gabbard and the Battle of Scheveningen in 1553. During the Second Dutch War she participated in the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665 and the Four Days' Battle and the St James' Day Battle (Orfordness) in 1666. She was re-classed as a 32-gun ship in 1666, but then again re-rated and converted to a fireship in June 1667, but was wrecked at Tangier on 31 October 1667.
The Providence was the first vessel to be given that name in the English and Royal Navies.