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HBMF Lightning (1691)

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Lightning, 28 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1690/09/25 B164
Launched 1691/03/20 B028
Shipyard Cuckolds Point B028
Design Class 1690 Program Fireships (1690)
Constructor John Taylor B028
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Fireship
Out Service 1705/11/24 B028
Fate Captured B028
Dimensions
No Details Known
Armament
1691/03/20 B164 Broadside Weight = 86
Lower Gun Deck 4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck 4 British 4-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1690/12/02 115 Design Complement  
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1691/03/16 1693/11/10 Post Captain Lawrence Keck B164
1693/03 1697/02/20 Post Captain William Carter B164
1693/11/11 1696/02/28 Post Captain Robert Audley B164
1697/02/21 1697/08/12 Post Captain Charles Ormerod B164
1697/08/13 1701 Post Captain Barrow Harris B164
1701 1701 Post Captain Lawrence Keck B164
1702 1703 Post Captain Thomas Mitchell B164
1704 1705/11/24 Commander Archibald Hamilton B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1692/05/19 Present at the Battle of Barfleur  
1693 To the Mediterranean B164
1696 With the Iceland Convoy B164
1697 In the West Indies B164
1702/10/12 Present at the Battle of Vigo  
1704/08/13 Present at the Battle of Malaga  
1705/11/24 Taken by the French B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1692/05/19 Battle of Barfleur
1702/10/12 Battle of Vigo
1704/08/13 Battle of Malaga
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 :2009/06/19 at 11:47:23 by Cy

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