British Sixth Rate frigate 'Phoenix' (1728)

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Phoenix ➡ 1742 Phoenix Hulk

5793
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British fireship 'Phoenix' (1709) (8) 1709-1727
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
Ordered23.3.1726/27BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down4.1727BWAS-1714
Launched16.1.1727/28BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey
Ship Class1719 Establishment 20-Gunner (1719)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John HaywardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1701-1742
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold28.6.1744BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088 
Length of Keel87' 10"Imperial Feet26.5176 
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794 
Burthen375 5⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


16.1.1727/28Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1719140Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1727/28 - 23.4.1731Captain
Arthur JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1713
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/14/185BWAS-171424.4.1731 - 10.9.1731Lieutenant
Sebastian BishopBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1741
ADM 10624.11.1731 - 6.7.1734Captain
William DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1712-1727
ADM 6/14/92BWAS-17146.9.1737 - 23.4.1742Captain
Charles FanshaweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1714-1747
ADM 6/15/78BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1727/28 - 21.11.1728Lieutenant
Franklyn LushingtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1735
Transfered ADM 6/14/188ADM 6/1323.11.1728 - 23.4.1731Lieutenant
Sebastian BishopBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1741
ADM 6/14/25
Confirmed 26.4.1729ADM 6/1424.11.1731 - 23.8.1732Lieutenant
Richard BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1725-1732
ADM 6/14/92ADM 6/1424.8.1732 - 6.7.1734Lieutenant
Robert RoundtreeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1736
ADM 6/14/190
Confirmed 7.6.1734ADM 6/146.9.1737 - 20.11.1737Lieutenant
Simon LyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1737
ADM 6/15/78ADM 6/15

8 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
6.8.1728 - 16.9.1729Midshipman Ordinary
Warwick CalmadyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1757
Transfered ADM 107/3/263ADM 107/327.11.1731 - 11.12.1733Volunteer-per-order
Elias BateBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1745
ADM 107/3/370ADM 107/312.12.1733 - 23.2.1733/34Midshipman Ordinary
Elias BateBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1745
ADM 107/3/370ADM 107/37.1.1733/34 - 6.7.1734Master's Mate
Samuel CornishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1770
ADM 107/3/261ADM 107/324.2.1733/34 - 6.7.1734Midshipman
Elias BateBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1745
Transfered ADM 107/3/370ADM 107/35.11.1737 - 2.3.1737/38Midshipman
George EdgcumbeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1782
Transfered ADM 107/3/346ADM 107/311.2.1738/39 - 1.6.1742Midshipman
William WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1742
ADM 107/3/476ADM 107/326.3.1739 - 1.6.1742Midshipman
The Hon. William HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1744
ADM 107/3/476ADM 107/3

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
29.9.1737 - 25.3.1739Able Seaman
The Hon. William HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1744
ADM 107/3/476ADM 107/328.2.1737/38 - 10.2.1738/39Ordinary Seaman
William WilliamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1742
ADM 107/3/476ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
16.1.1727/28building at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4752.19.11dBWAS-1714
1731Commissioned for Home WatersBWAS-1714
13.6.1731At Antigua ADM 106
10.9.1731

Paid off

ADM 33
1732Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1714
1734Returned home to pay offBWAS-1714
6.7.1734

Paid off

ADM 33
5.1735Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.1735Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £988.10.1dBWAS-1714
1738Off CarolinaBWAS-1714
1739Off CarolinaBWAS-1714
1740Off CarolinaBWAS-1714
4.1740Attack on St. Augustine
6.1740Operations in GeorgiaBWAS-1714
4.1742Returned homeBWAS-1714
5.1742Surveyed and condemnedBWAS-1714
1.6.1742

Paid off

ADM 33
11.1742Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk
11.1742Renamed Phoenix HulkBWAS-1714
28.6.1744

Sold at Woolwich for £201

BWAS-1714

 
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