Details' fields description of a ship's record. Some of them are optional or may not be listed.
Former | Former name and nationality if the ship was captured or bought to/from another nation. |
Nationality | Ship's nationality, from in till end service date. Distingued with national naval flag. |
Ordered | Ordered ship´s building date by the King/Queen or National administration. |
Started | Starting ship's building date. Keel's laid down date. |
Named | Date when the name was given to the ship by the King/Queen or National administration. |
Launched | Ship's launching to the water date, finished construcction. |
Shipyard | Name where the ship was built and dockyard if know. |
Plans | Author's or Designer's name of the building plans. |
Constructor | Person in charge of the building; engineer or master builder. |
Suplier | Privateer in charge of the building, could be also the constructor (sp: Asentista). |
Decks | Ship's number of decks (1-4). |
Rate | Ship's rate, acording to his guns & british rate system. See Rates for more info. |
National Rate | Ship's rate, acording to his national rate system. See Rates for more info. |
Class | Class name if same plans were used to built diferent ships (twins or sisters ships). |
System | Ship's construction system. Acording to the system, diferent rules were used. |
Crew/Complement | People in the ship for sailing. In war times, was raised with more sailors and marines. |
In Service | Ship's starting naval activity date under a commander, crew and flag. Commissioned |
End Service | Ship´s last action or in service know date. |
Fate | End of service causes. See below for examples |
Next | Ship's name and nation if his/her fate was captured, sold or transfered. |
Fates | Short description |
Broke up | Due to wood sickness, old, useless or new construction. |
Blew up | Due to combat or accidentaly. |
Burnt | Was burned by enemy, crew or accidently. |
Captured | Was capture by the enemy. |
Hulked | Used to hold goods or prisioners. |
Out of service | Was taking out of the navy list. |
Scuttled | To prevent capture or blocking enemy ships pass. |
Sold | Sold to a privateer or to another nation. |
Steam | Converted to steam ship. |
Stranded | Run aground. |
Stricken | Out of action manouver. |
Sunk | The ship sunk due to a battle or damages. |
Transfered | To other nation. |
Wrecked | The ship sunk due to bad weather. |
Returned | Gave back to his previous owner. |
Unknow | No data provided. |