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HBMUS Ferret (1711)

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Ferret, 10 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1711/01/24	B164
Laid Down	1711/04/20	B028
Launched	1711/04/02	B028
Shipyard	Deptford DY	B028
Design Class	Jamaica Group (1710)
Designer	Joseph Allin	B164
Master Shipbuilder	Joseph Allin	B028
Rate	Unrated
Type	Sloop
Out Service	1718/09/01	B028
Fate	Captured	B028

Dimensions
B164		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	64' 7"	Imperial Feet	19.69
Length of Keel	50' 5"	Imperial Feet	15.37
Breadth	20' 8"	Imperial Feet	6.3
Depth in Hold	9' 1"	Imperial Feet	2.77
Burthen	114⁵¹/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1711/04/02	B164	Broadside Weight = 21
Gun Deck	8	British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck	2	British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck	4	British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1710	80		B164
1710/08/02	100	Design Complement

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1711/07	1712	Commander	James Thornton	B164
1712	1717	Commander	Samuel Chadwick	B164
1718	1718/06/26	Commander	John Yeo	B164
1718/06/26	1718/09/01	Post Captain	John Yeo	B164

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1711/07	Commissioned for Sheerness	B164
1712	In the Firth of Forth	B164
1712/03	Began small repair at Harwich	B164
1712/06	Completed small repair at a cost of £0.0.0d	B164
1715	Scilly Isles	B164
1718	Sailed for Gibraltar	B164
1718/09/01	Taken by Spanish 50-gun Hermione of Guevara's squadron in Cadiz Bay 1.9.1718	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 :2009/05/29 at 21:52:31 by Cy

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