British brigantine 'Dispatch' (1692)

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Dispatch

13573
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.1.1691/92BWAS-1603
Acquired10.5.1692BWAS-1603
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1603
Ship TypeBrigantine BWAS-1603
Sold10.4.1712BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck63' 6"Imperial Feet19.2532 
Length of Keel52' 6"Imperial Feet15.9258 
Breadth16' 7"Imperial Feet4.9064 
Depth in Hold6' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet1.8352 
Burthen76 79⁄94Tons BM 

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1692Commander Charles Cornewall (1669-1718)BWAS-16031693 - 1694Commander James PeacockBWAS-16033.2.1695/96 - 30.11.1696Commander William Jameson (d.bef.1718) ADM 6/3/125BWAS-16031.12.1696 - 27.6.1699Commander William Jameson (d.bef.1718) ADM 6/4/50ADM 6/426.6.1699 - 4.4.1701Commander John Smith ADM 6/6/4BWAS-16034.4.1701 - 6.6.1701Captain and Master John Smith (d.1722) ADM 6/6/84ADM 6/67.6.1701 - 20.6.1701Captain and Master William Russell (d.1703) ADM 6/6/103ADM 6/621.6.1701 - 26.9.1701Commander Nathaniel Symonds ADM 6/6/104BWAS-16039.3.1701/2 - 18.1.1703/4Captain and Master John Bennet (1670-1716/17) ADM 6/7/16BWAS-160318.1.1703/4 - 17.12.1704Commander Clempson Cave ADM 6/8/44BWAS-160318.12.1704 - 19.3.1704/5Commander Nicholas Smith (c.1671-1721) Transfered ADM 6/8/123BWAS-160320.3.1704/5 - 3.4.1707Commander Samuel Mead (d.1725) Transfered ADM 6/8/165BWAS-16034.4.1707 - 20.2.1708/9Commander Charles Vanbrugh (1680-1740) ADM 6/9/60BWAS-160321.2.1708/9 - 10.1.1711/12Commander Robert Faulkner (c.1678-1744) ADM 6/10/34BWAS-1603

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
26.7.1707 - 15.1.1708/9Ordinary Seaman Samuel Mead (d.1776) Transfered ADM 107/3/40ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
1693Commissioned for the MediterrneanBWAS-1603
1696Service on the Thames approachesBWAS-1603
1699Service in the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1701Service with the Dunkirk squadronBWAS-1603
26.9.1701Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
1702Service in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1704Service in the North SeaBWAS-1603
1705Service in the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1709Off the Isle of WightBWAS-1603
1711In the Thames estuaryBWAS-1603
10.1.1711/12Paid offADM 51
10.4.1714Sold to Peter Ford for £36BWAS-1603

 
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