British hired ship 'Berkeley Castle' (1689)

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Berkeley Castle
Nominal Guns	46	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	9.5.1689	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	5.1689
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	25.10.1695	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck97' 6"Imperial Feet29.5874
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Burthen547 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1689CaptainWilliam TollemacheBWAS-16031690CaptainJohn CroftsBWAS-16031691CaptainRichard KempthorneBWAS-16031692CaptainChristopher MyngsBWAS-16031694 - 25.10.1695CaptainWilliam BeamesBWAS-1603

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1695 - 14.1.1695/96Volunteer-per-orderJohn Hemmington (d.1757) ADM 6/3/116ADM 6/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
19.7.1691 - 8.4.1693Able SeamanHenry Doyley (c.1670-?) ADM 107/1/74ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1695Left the Downs in company with Devonshire (80) , Prince of Orange and three Dutch men-of war, as convoy to 60 merchantmen bound for the StraitsSPD-1695

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

SPD-1695William John Hardy (editor)Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Sunday 13th of January 2019 16:59

Where did you get Valntine Pynes as commander from?

Posted by Steven Wacker on Saturday 12th of January 2019 22:34

I have that Valentine Pynes was the commander of this ship in 1691. Thank you for your time, Steven

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