British Sixth Rate ship 'Hind' (1709)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
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Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
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Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
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(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
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Hind
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	13.7.1709	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Edmund DummerBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1677-1713	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	16.9.1709	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck78' 4"Imperial Feet23.7871
Length of Keel63' 5 ½"Imperial Feet19.2151
Breadth21' 10"Imperial Feet6.4008
Depth in Hold9' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet2.7623
Burthen160 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1709Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170960 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
15.6.1709 - 16.9.1709Commander ADM 6/10/70BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.6.1709 - 16.9.1709Lieutenant ADM 6/10/72ADM 6/10

Service History

DateEventSource
8.6.1709Purchased while on the stocksBWAS-1603
16.9.1709Stranded and wrecked near Hurst Castle (Isle of Wight)BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/10 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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