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HBMS Suffolk (1699)

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Suffolk, 70 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Previously Suffolk
Ordered 1697/00/00 B028
Launched 1699/04/00 B028
Shipyard Blackwall B028
Constructor Henry Johnson (2) B028
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1717 B028
Fate Broken Up to Rebuild B028
Becomes Suffolk
Dimensions
B065   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 151' 4" Imperial Feet 46.13
Length of Keel 124' 0" Imperial Feet 37.8
Breadth 40' 41/2" Imperial Feet 12.31
Depth in Hold 16' 71/2" Imperial Feet 5.07
Burthen 1,078 Tons BM
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 151' 4" Imperial Feet 46.13
Length of Keel 124' 0" Imperial Feet 37.8
Breadth 40' 41/2" Imperial Feet 12.31
Depth in Hold 16' 71/2" Imperial Feet 5.07
Burthen 1,07518/94 Tons BM
Armament
1703 B057 Broadside Weight = 459
Lower Gun Deck 24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck 12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse 4 British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1699 460 B057
Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1705/01/03 Unknown Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Whetstone B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1699/05 1701 Post Captain Stafford Fairborne B057
1701 1701 Lieutenant Thomas Foulis B057
1702 1702 Post Captain Edward Good B057
1703 1704/09 Post Captain Robert Kirktown B057
1705 1705/10/01 Post Captain William Wakelin B057
1708 1711/07 Post Captain William Cleveland B057
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1701 At Spithead with a reduced crew B057
1704/05/06 Took the privateer St Pierre B057
1704/07/21 Present at Capture of Gibraltar  
1704/08/13 Present at the Battle of Malaga  
1705 In the West Indies B057
1708 In the Channel B057
1709 In the Mediterranean B057
1710/05/05 Took the Gaillard in the Mediterranean B057
1711/07 Ordered home B057
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1704/07/21 Capture of Gibraltar
1704/08/13 Battle of Malaga
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol I Brian Lavery
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/04/23 at 20:52:57 by Cy

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