| Wakefield | 6193 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 24 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1654/12/28 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Acquired | 1656/11 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth | B028 | |
| Constructor | John Tippetts | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1603 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | B028 | |
| Sold | 1698/08/30 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B028 |
| Length of Gundeck | 90' 0" | Imperial Feet | 27.432 | Breadth | 24' 6" | Imperial Feet | 7.4676 | Burthen | 232 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 89' 11" | Imperial Feet | 27.4066 | Length of Keel | 76' 0" | Imperial Feet | 23.1648 | Breadth | 24' 0" | Imperial Feet | 7.3152 | Depth in Hold | 9' 9" | Imperial Feet | 2.9718 | Draught Aft | 11' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.5052 | Burthen | 232 80⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1654 | Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.7221 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 18 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British Saker | ||
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 94 Imperial Pound ( 42.6292 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 16 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British Saker | ||
| 1677 | Broadside Weight = 100 Imperial Pound ( 45.3502 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 16 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British Minions | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British Saker | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1654 | 100 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1660 | 100 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1673 | 30 | BWAS-1603 | |
| 1685 | 125 | Establishment for war abroad | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685 | 105 | Establishment for war at home | BWAS-1603 |
| 1685 | 80 | Establishment for Peace | BWAS-1603 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1656 | 1658 | Captain | John Baskett | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | 1660 | Captain | John Pointz | B051 |
| 1662 | 1662 | Captain | Hugh Hide | BWAS-1603 |
| 1664 | 1666 | Captain | Sir Thomas Knevett | B051 |
| 1666 | 1666 | Captain | Sir William Kempthorne | BWAS-1714 |
| 1667 | 1669 | Captain | Amos Beare | TRN2 |
| 1671/03/03 | 1671/11/24 | Captain | Richard Trevanion | B051 |
| 1672/01/19 | 1672/06/10 | Captain | Napthali Ball | BWAS-1603 |
| 1672/06/11 | 1673/09/12 | Captain | David Trotter | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673/09/13 | 1674/10/03 | Captain | Henry Priestman | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678/05/17 | 1679 | Captain | William Booth | BWAS-1603 |
| 1679/10/01 | 1682/04/07 | Captain | James Dunbar† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1687/04/22 | 1688 | Captain | Randall Macdonell | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/05/24 | 1688/08 | Captain | Benjamin Walters | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/08/30 | 1690/02/06 | Captain | Stafford Fairborne | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/02/07 | 1690/10/22 | Captain | Thomas Crawley | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/10/23 | 1691 | Captain | Roger Vaughan | BWAS-1603 |
| 1691 | 1691 | Captain | John Votier | BWAS-1603 |
| 1692 | 1692 | Captain | Gerard Ellwes | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693 | 1698 | Captain | John Evans | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1656/11 | Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1508.0.0d | BWAS-1603 |
| 1660 | Renamed Richmond | B028 |
| 1664 | Stationed off Ireland | BWAS-1603 |
| 1673 | Stationed in the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1678 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1680 | Sailed to Barbados | BWAS-1603 |
| 1687 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/08 | Converted to a fireship | BWAS-1603 |
| 1688/08/30 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690 | In the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693 | Sailed for New York | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |