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HMS Ruby (1708)
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HMS Ruby was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
of the Royal Navy
, built by Sir Joseph Allin at Deptford Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment
, and launched on 25 March 1708.
She achieved an unwelcome notoriety in March 1741 when her captain
, Samuel Goodere or Goodyer, was convicted of murder at Bristol
and subsequently hanged; he had enticed his elder brother, Sir John Dineley Goodere, on board, and had caused him to be strangled in the purser
's cabin.
Ruby was renamed HMS Mermaid in 1744, and was sold out of the service in 1748.
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, built by Sir Joseph Allin at Deptford Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment
1706 Establishment
The 1706 Establishment was the first formal establishment of dimensions for ships built for the Royal Navy. Two previous sets of dimensions had been established, though only for particular shipbuilding programmes; the 1706 Establishment was intended to be permanent.-Origins:Dimensions for ships had...
, and launched on 25 March 1708.
She achieved an unwelcome notoriety in March 1741 when her captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
, Samuel Goodere or Goodyer, was convicted of murder at Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and subsequently hanged; he had enticed his elder brother, Sir John Dineley Goodere, on board, and had caused him to be strangled in the purser
Purser
The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
's cabin.
Ruby was renamed HMS Mermaid in 1744, and was sold out of the service in 1748.