British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Advice' (1698)

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Advice	6313
Nominal Guns	48	B065
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Advice' (1650) (34) 1650-1698 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Ordered	24.5.1698	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1698	B065
Shipyard	Woodbridge - Suffolk	B028
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	B065
Category	Fourth Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Captured	27.6.1711	B065

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel99' 3"Imperial Feet30.1837
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen551Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen550Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen551 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1698Broadside Weight = 204 Imperial Pound ( 92.514 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1699 - 9.7.1699Captain: on board from 4.5.1699 ADM 6/5/45ADM 6/510.7.1699 - 21.4.1700Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/6BWAS-160322.4.1700 - 4.2.1702/3Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/34BWAS-16038.2.1702/3 - 12.7.1705Captain ADM 6/7/86BWAS-160313.7.1705 - 5.1.1706/7Captain ADM 6/8/186BWAS-16036.1.1706/7 - 12.1.1709/10Captain Transfered ADM 6/9/38BWAS-160313.1.1709/10 - 24.1.1710/11Captain ADM 6/11/19BWAS-160325.1.1710/11 - 27.6.1711Captain ADM 6/11/102BWAS-1603

14 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.5.1699 - 16.7.1699First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/510.5.1699 - 16.7.1699Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/517.7.1699 - 27.2.1700/1First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/617.7.1699 - 25.2.1702/3Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/17ADM 6/68.4.1700 - 25.2.1702/3First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/31ADM 6/620.8.1702 - 13.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant ADM 6/7/49ADM 6/726.2.1702/3 - 25.12.1704First Lieutenant ADM 6/7/96ADM 6/726.2.1702/3 - 30.8.1704Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/96ADM 6/723.8.1704 - 20.12.1706Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/90ADM 6/87.1.1706/7 - 10.2.1706/7Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/38ADM 6/912.3.1706/7 - 16.3.1708/9Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/56ADM 6/922.1.1707/8 - 16.3.1707/8First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/126ADM 6/917.3.1708/9 - 27.6.1711Second Lieutenant ADM 6/10/89
Confirmed 19.9.1709ADM 6/1019.9.1709 - 27.6.1711First Lieutenant ADM 6/10/89ADM 6/10

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1695 - 20.4.1699Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/44ADM 6/329.1.1697/98 - 11.5.1698Purser Transfered ADM 6/5/3ADM 6/512.5.1698 - 1698Purser ADM 6/5/20ADM 6/521.4.1699 - 1699Gunner ADM 6/5/44ADM/A16.6.1699 - 1699Chaplain ADM 6/6/4ADM 6/630.4.1700 - 1700Midshipman Extra ADM 6/6/38ADM 6/6

10 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
8.5.1699 - 16.4.1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/48ADM 6/510.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/50ADM 6/515.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/52ADM 6/527.7.1699 - 6.2.1702/3Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/23ADM 107/22.8.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/6/9ADM 67.10.1699 - 26.11.1702Midshipman ADM 107/2/31ADM 107/23.6.1700 - 21.12.1702Midshipman ADM 107/1/300ADM 107/113.6.1700 - 8.3.1702/3Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/45ADM 107/24.7.1700 - 19.1.1702/3Midshipman ADM 107/1/312ADM 107/127.11.1702 - 28.4.1703Master's Mate Transfered ADM 107/2/31ADM 107/2

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
31.10.1700 - 28.4.1701Ordinary Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/290ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1700Sent to bring the pirate Captain Kidd to EnglandBWAS-1603
20.5.1704Took the 18-gun privateer
1706To MarylandBWAS-1603
1707Commissioned for the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1603
1708In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1710In the North SeaBWAS-1603
27.6.1711Taken by six French privateers off Great Yarmouth, she lost 60 men killed and woundedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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