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HBMF Sheerness (1691) (1)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 9 months ago

Sheerness, 32 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1689/06/28 B164
Launched 1691/03/06 B164
Shipyard Sheerness DY B028
Design Class 1689 Program 32-Gunner (1689)
Master Shipbuilder Daniel Furzer B164
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Frigate
Out Service 1717/08 B164
Fate Razeed B164
Becomes Sheerness

Dimensions
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 105' 9" Imperial Feet 32.23
Length of Keel 89' 3" Imperial Feet 27.2
Breadth 27' 6" Imperial Feet 8.38
Depth in Hold 10' 0" Imperial Feet 3.05
Burthen 3591/94 Tons BM

Armament
1691/03/06 B164 Broadside Weight = 96
Lower Gun Deck 4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck 6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1689/06 145 Design Complement  

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1691 1692/06/25 Post Captain Anthony Roope B164
1692/07 1693/01 Post Captain Thomas Fowlis B164
1693/01 1693/09 Post Captain John Norris B164
1693/09/11 1694 Post Captain Archibald Hamilton B164
1694 1694 Post Captain Francis Dove B164
1694 1694 Commander James Lawnce B164
1694 1697 Post Captain Francis Dove B164
1697 1698/10/27 Post Captain Valentine Bowles B164
1701 1702 Post Captain William Urry B164
1703 1706 Post Captain Thomas Mitchell B164
1706 1714/12 Post Captain William Bloys B164

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1691 Commissioned for the North Sea B164
1693/06 Sailed with the Smyrna Convoy B164
1694/04/30 In action defending a convoy in the Channel B164
1697 Commissioned for the West Indies B164
1702 Stationed off Dunkirk B164
1703 Sailed to Newfoundland B164
1704 Sailed to the Leeward Islands B164
1705 Stationed in the North Sea B164
1706 Sailed to the Leeward Islands B164
1709/06/21 Took the privateer Trompeuse B164
1712 In the Firth of Forth B164
1712/11 Began large repair at Sheerness B164
1713 'owling' B164
1713/02 Completed large repair at a cost of £928.11.11d ,Hull only B164
1714/12 Paid off B164
1717/02 Began refitting at Portsmouth B164
1717/02/23 Ordered to be reduced to a Sixth Rate B164
1717/08 Completed refitting at a cost of £4,387.9.9d ,fitting as a Sixth Rate B164

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge

Last Updated :2009/07/16 at 09:26:25 by Cy

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