British Fifth Rate fireship 'Dolphin' (1690)

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Dolphin	13249
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.12.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	29.3.1690	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program Fireships	B028
Constructor	Robert LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1681-1698	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	28.5.1709	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 6"Imperial Feet28.3972
Length of Keel82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Breadth24' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Burthen268 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.3.1690Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.12.1689115Design Complement

23 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.3.1690 - 2.1691CaptainBWAS-16036.2.1690/91 - 1692CaptainB0511692CaptainB05127.12.1693 - 1694CaptainBWAS-160328.3.1696 - 26.4.1696Captain ADM 6/3/142ADM 6/327.4.1696 - 23.11.1696Captain ADM 6/3/149BWAS-160324.11.1696 - 14.2.1696/97Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/48BWAS-160315.2.1696/97 - 24.7.1697Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/74BWAS-160313.7.1697 - 1698CaptainBWAS-160330.7.1697 - 23.6.1698Captain ADM 6/4/131
Confirmed 13.12.1697ADM 6/424.6.1698 - 10.1.1699/1700Captain ADM 6/5/23BWAS-160311.1.1699/1700 - 5.3.1699/1700Captain ADM 107/1/266BWAS-16036.3.1699/1700 - 26.3.1700Captain ADM 6/6/24ADM 6/627.3.1700 - 16.2.1700/1Captain ADM 6/6/29ADM 6/61.10.1701 - 24.2.1703/4Captain ADM 6/6/115BWAS-16032.3.1703/4 - 5.3.1703/4Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/58ADM 6/86.3.1703/4 - 7.1.1705/6Captain ADM 6/8/60BWAS-16038.1.1705/6 - 21.1.1705/6Captain ADM 6/8/217ADM 6/822.1.1705/6 - 2.2.1705/6Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/223BWAS-16032.2.1705/6 - 16.9.1706Captain ADM 6/8/228BWAS-160317.9.1706 - 3.8.1707Captain ADM 6/9/26
Confirmed 14.11.1706BWAS-16035.8.1707 - 23.7.1708CaptainBWAS-160324.7.1708 - 12.5.1709Captain ADM 6/10/55
Confirmed 23.4.1709ADM 6/10

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.2.1695/96 - 13.5.1696Lieutenant ADM 6/3/132ADM 6/314.5.1696 - 5.8.1697Lieutenant ADM 6/3/157ADM 6/36.8.1697 - 30.6.1698Lieutenant ADM 6/5/5
Confirmed 11.2.1697/98ADM 6/51.7.1698 - 30.4.1700Lieutenant ADM 6/5/24ADM 6/51.5.1700 - 16.2.1700/1Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/55
Confirmed 14.2.1700/1ADM 6/61.10.1701 - 3.4.1704Lieutenant ADM 6/6/115ADM 6/64.4.1704 - 14.1.1705/6Lieutenant ADM 6/8/69ADM 6/824.1.1705/6 - 5.2.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/224ADM 6/86.2.1705/6 - 29.4.1707Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/227ADM 6/8

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.2.1694/95 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/312.2.1694/95 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/37.3.1695/96 - 1.12.1696Purser TransferedADM/A

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
9.1.1691/92Re-rated as a 24-gun Fifth Rate and commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
9.1.1691/92Rerated as a 24 gunner
1696Sailed with a Portugese convoyBWAS-1603
1697In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1700In the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1704In the Channel and then the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1705In the North SeaBWAS-1603
2.2.1705/6Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1707Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
5.8.1707At JamaicaBWAS-1603
12.5.1709Paid offADM 51
28.5.1709Ordered to be laid up at Portsmouth and broken up to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

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