British brigantine 'Dispatch' (1692)

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Dispatch	13573
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.1.1691/92	BWAS-1603
Acquired	10.5.1692	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Brigantine	BWAS-1603
Sold	10.4.1712	BWAS-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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1692CommanderCharles Cornewall (1669-1718)BWAS-16031693 - 1694CommanderJames PeacockBWAS-16033.2.1695/96 - 30.11.1696CommanderWilliam Jameson (d.bef.1718) ADM 6/3/125BWAS-16031.12.1696 - 27.6.1699CommanderWilliam Jameson (d.bef.1718) ADM 6/4/50ADM 6/426.6.1699 - 4.4.1701CommanderJohn Smith ADM 6/6/4BWAS-16034.4.1701 - 6.6.1701Captain and MasterJohn Smith (d.1722) ADM 6/6/84ADM 6/67.6.1701 - 20.6.1701Captain and MasterWilliam Russell (d.1703) ADM 6/6/103ADM 6/621.6.1701 - 26.9.1701CommanderNathaniel Symonds ADM 6/6/104BWAS-16039.3.1701/2 - 18.1.1703/4Captain and MasterJohn Bennet (1670-1716/17) ADM 6/7/16BWAS-160318.1.1703/4 - 17.12.1704CommanderClempson Cave ADM 6/8/44BWAS-160318.12.1704 - 19.3.1704/5CommanderNicholas Smith (c.1671-1721) ADM 6/8/123BWAS-160320.3.1704/5 - 3.4.1707CommanderSamuel Mead (d.1725) ADM 6/8/165BWAS-16034.4.1707 - 20.2.1708/9CommanderCharles Vanbrugh (1680-1740) ADM 6/9/60BWAS-160321.2.1708/9 - 10.1.1711/12CommanderRobert Faulkner (c.1678-1744) ADM 6/10/34BWAS-1603

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.7.1707 - 15.1.1708/9Ordinary SeamanSamuel Mead (d.1776) ADM 107/3/40ADM107/3

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM107/3 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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