page_title: English ship St Andrew (1622)
hierarchical_section_title: English ship St Andrew (1622)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Burning of the Andrew at the Battle of Scheveningen, by Willem van de Velde the younger WLC P77 The picture illustrates an incident from the Battle of Scheveningen (or Ter Heide) which took place between 31 July and 10 August 1653 and formed the last engagement of the first Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654). In the foreground, the Dutch fireship, the 'Fortuin' ('Fortune'), is about to ram the Andrew, commanded by the English Rear-Admiral of the white squadron, Thomas Graves. Fireships operated like floating bombs.They were crammed with combustible material and carried cannon rigged to explode simultaneously. The fireship would set course to intercept an enemy ship, the crew igniting the charges and abandoning ship at the last moment. Here the English crew escapes the impending danger in a rowboat on the left, while the crew of the 'Fortuin' escapes on the right. van de Velde II, Willem; The Burning of the 'Andrew' at the Battle of Scheveningen; The Wallace Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-burning-of-the-andrew-at-the-battle-of-scheveningen-209712 Mediumː oil on canvas Measurementsː H 84.6 x W 108.1 cm Accession numberː P77 Acquisition methodː acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1865; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897 Painting
context_page_description: St Andrew was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622.
  She was known as Andrew during the Commonwealth. During the English Civil War, the Andrew was involved in fighting against the last Royalist holdouts in Cornwall. In a letter dated June 30, 1646, ship's Parliamentary commander, a man named William Batten, wrote to his superior
  Sir, I believe the castle of Pendennis will not be long out of our hands; a dogger boat with four guns I have taken, whereof one Kedgwin of Penzant was captain, a notable active knave against the Parliament, and had the King's commission; and now would fain be a merchant man, and was balasted with salt and had divers letters in her for Pendennis castle...
  At the Restoration, the Andrew passed to serving the restored King and resumed her original name, St Andrew.
  By 1660, she was armed with 56 guns.
  St Andrew was wrecked in 1666.
context_section_description: St Andrew was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy (subsequently second rate), built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1622. 
  
  She was known as Andrew during the Commonwealth. During the English Civil War, the Andrew was  involved in fighting against the last Royalist holdouts in Cornwall. In a letter dated June 30, 1646, ship's Parliamentary commander, a man named William Batten, wrote to his superior 
  Sir, I believe the  castle of  Pendennis will not be long out of our hands; a dogger boat with four guns I have taken, whereof one Kedgwin of Penzant was captain, a notable active knave against the Parliament, and had the King's commission; and now would fain be a merchant man, and was balasted with salt and had divers letters in her for Pendennis castle...
  At the Restoration, the Andrew passed to serving the restored King and resumed her original name, St Andrew.  
  By 1660, she was armed with 56 guns.
  St Andrew was wrecked in 1666.
caption: The Burning of the Andrew at the Battle of Scheveningen in 1653, by Willem van de Velde the younger
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