British Third Rate ship of the line 'Eagle' (1699)

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Eagle	12488
Nominal Guns	70	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Eagle' (1679) (70)
Acquired	1699	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates	B028
Constructor	J Batt	B065
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	22.10.1707	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck156' 6"Imperial Feet47.5515
Length of Keel125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Breadth40' 8"Imperial Feet12.3952
Depth in Hold17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925
Burthen1,099Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck156' 6"Imperial Feet47.5515
Length of Keel125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Breadth40' 8"Imperial Feet12.3952
Depth in Hold17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925
Burthen1,099 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 459 Imperial Pound ( 208.1565 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1699/1700 - 13.1.1701/2Captain William Kerr Transfered ADM 6/6/23BWAS-160315.1.1701/2 - 25.3.1703Captain James Wishart (d.1723) ADM 6/6/132BWAS-160326.3.1703 - 16.1.1705/6Captain Archibald Hamilton (c.1673-1754) Transfered ADM 6/7/120BWAS-160322.1.1705/6 - 22.10.1707Captain Robert Hancock (d.1707)† ADM 6/8/223TRN2

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.3.1699/1700 - 16.11.1702First Lieutenant John Lowen (d.1711) Transfered ADM 6/6/27ADM 6/619.3.1699/1700 - 5.3.1700/1Second Lieutenant Joshua Roydhouse (c.1657-?) ADM 6/6/27ADM 6/619.3.1699/1700 - 28.12.1702Third Lieutenant James Gunman (1677-1756) ADM 6/6/27ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 8.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant Edward Dixon (c.1661-?) ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/629.12.1702 - 23.12.1704Third Lieutenant David Taverner Transfered ADM 6/7/72ADM 6/79.1.1702/3 - 10.2.1705/6Second Lieutenant Bryant Roper ADM 6/7/74ADM 6/711.2.1705/6 - 8.4.1706Second Lieutenant Cornelius Votier Transfered ADM 6/8/230ADM 6/89.4.1706 - 22.10.1707Second Lieutenant Robert Brounker (c.1680-1707)† Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/249ADM 6/825.7.1706 - 22.10.1707Third Lieutenant John Yeo (1681-1756) ADM 6/11/252
Confirmed 23.3.1712/13ADM 6/11

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1699/1700 - 17.6.1703Midshipman Extra Charles Kendall (d.1743/44) Transfered ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/619.3.1699/1700 - 1700Midshipman Extra Robert Stiles ADM 6/6/27ADM 6/621.3.1699/1700 - 26.2.1698/99Midshipman Extra Francis Drake (c.1669-1726) Transfered ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/64.4.1700 - 19.4.1700Midshipman Extra John Ford Transfered ADM 6/6/31ADM 6/616.11.1700 - 26.2.1700/1Midshipman Extra Robert Pierson Transfered ADM 6/6/49ADM 6/6

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.4.1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-order John Denew (d.1738) ADM 6/6/30ADM 6/64.4.1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-order Charles Day ADM 6/6/30ADM 6/66.4.1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-order Gilbert Wallis (d.1738) ADM 6/6/31ADM 6/63.2.1701/2 - 6.7.1703Volunteer-per-order Tancred Robinson (c.1685-1754) Transfered ADM 107/2/62ADM 107/28.12.1704 - 1705Volunteer-per-order James Buchanan ADM 6/8/116ADM 6/8

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
23.2.1700/1 - 30.7.1701Able Seaman John Roberts (c.1680-1744/45) Transfered ADM 107/1/350ADM 107/124.2.1700/1 - 25.1.1701/2Able Seaman George Rawlings Transfered ADM 107/2/12ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1701In the BalticBWAS-1603
1702Cadiz operationsBWAS-1603
9.1703Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
21.7.1704Capture of Gibraltar
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1706Off OstendBWAS-1603
9.1706Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1707In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
22.10.1707Lost upon the rocks of the Scilly Islands with all handsTRN2

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