Phoenix was described as a pinnace in the service of the English Navy Royal.
Phoenix was the second named vessel since it was used for a 20-gun ship purchased in 1545, rebuilt in 1558 and sold in 1573.Colledge
Construction and specifications She was built at Chatham Dockyard. She was ordered on June 1612 and launched on 27 February 1613. Her dimensions were for keel with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her tonnage was between 184.8 and 246.4 tons.Winfield
Her gun armament was in 1624 18 guns consisting of twelve sakers,Lavery, page 102A sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 5.5-pound shot with a 5.5-pound powder charge. four minions,Lavery, page 103A minion was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 4-pound shot with a 4-pound powder charge. two falcons,Lavery, page 103A falcon was a gun of 660 pounds with a 2.5-inch bore firing a 2-pound shot with a 3.5-pound powder charge. plus four fowlers.Lavery, page 103A fowler was an anti-personnel breech-loading gun that fired either stone or grape shot. the weapon weighed about 5 cwt and the breech weighed another 1 cwt. Her manning was around 100 officers and men in 1603.Winfield
Commissioned service She was appointed to escort Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James VI and I, and Frederick V of the Palatinate sailing in The Prince Royal from Margate to Ostend in April 1613.Foedera, 7 (The Hague, 1739), p. 189
The Phoenix known for its action on the coast of Ireland and west coast of Scotland in 1614 and 1615, commanded by Captain Button. Sir Oliver Lambert, commander of Irish forces for James I sailed in the Phoenix with the Moon to Aulderfleit in Knockfergus to embark 150 soldiers and cannon. They sailed to Islay in preparation to besiege Dunyvaig Castle where Captain Button stayed behind during storms until 18 January 1614, uncertain if there was "safe riding" at the Isle of Texa. The Moon came under heavy fire from the castle while attempting to unload the artillery. Button continued to use the Phoenix as Admiral of the Irish coast in 1620.The Melros Papers vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1837), pp. 597–605: Calendar of the State Papers, Relating to Ireland: 1615–1625 (London, 1885), pp. 7, 293.
Disposition Phoenix was not mentioned after 1624.Winfield
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References British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB , Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels Acquired from 24 March 1603, Phoenix Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt-Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © the estate of J.J. Colledge, Ben Warlow and Steve Bush 2020, EPUB , Section P (Phoenix) Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, , Part V Guns, Type of Guns