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HBMS Adventure (1691)

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Adventure, 42 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Previously	Adventure
Ordered	1690/03/07	B022
Launched	1691/02/20	B022
Shipyard	Chatham DY	B022
Master Shipbuilder	Robert Lee	B022
Rate	Fourth Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1709/03/01	B022
Fate	Captured	B022

Dimensions
B028		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	117' 0"	Imperial Feet	35.66
Breadth	29' 0"	Imperial Feet	8.84
B164		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	117' 0"	Imperial Feet	35.66
Length of Keel	98' 0"	Imperial Feet	29.87
Breadth	29' 0"	Imperial Feet	8.84
Depth in Hold	11' 8"	Imperial Feet	3.56
Burthen	438³⁷/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1691	W004	Broadside Weight = 150
Gun Deck	42	All Guns
1691	B164	Broadside Weight = 153
Lower Gun Deck	18	British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	20	British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck	6	British 3-Pounder
1703	B164	Broadside Weight = 238
Lower Gun Deck	18	British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	20	British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1691	190	Establishment for war abroad	B164
1691	160	Establishment for war at home	B164
1691	120	Establishment for peace	B164

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1691	1694	Post Captain	Thomas Dilkes	B164
1694	1695/04	Post Captain	Charles Cornwall	B164
1695/04/09	1696	Post Captain	John Warell	B164
1696	1697	Post Captain	Charles Richards	B164
1697	1701	Post Captain	John Edwards	B164
1701	1702	Post Captain	John Horne	B164
1702	1703	Post Captain	Tudor Trevor	B164
1703	1705	Post Captain	John Balchen	B164
1705	1707	Post Captain	Edmund Hicks	B164
1707/05/28	1709/03/01	Post Captain	Robert Clarke	B164

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1688/11	Sailed for the Mediterranean	B164
1692/05/19	Present at the Battle of Barfleur
1692/10	In company with Rupert took two French privateers (24 and 18 guns) off Ireland	B164
1692/12	Took two French privateers of 16-guns in the Channel	B164
1694/05/12	Present at the capture of Diligent (36)	B164
1695/01/18	Present at the Action of 1695-01-18
1695/01/28	Present at the capture of Content and Trident	B164
1696	In the Mediterranean	B164
1703/04/10	Present at the Action of 1703-04-10
1706/07/10	Captured Jeux (24) in the North Sea	B164
1707	Sailed for the Leeward Islands	B164
1708	In the Channel and North Sea	B164
1709	Sailed to the West Indies wiht a convoy	B164
1709/03/01	Captured by the French off Monserrat	B164

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

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1692/05/19	Battle of Barfleur
1695/01/18	Action of 1695-01-18
1703/04/10	Action of 1703-04-10

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B022	The 50-Gun Ship	Rif Winfield
B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge
B164	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714	Rif Winfield
W004	Ships of the Old Navy	Michael Philips

Last Updated :2009/07/07 at 13:10:29 by Cy

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