British hired storeship 'Muscovia Merchant' (1693)

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Muscovia Merchant
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	8.2.1692/93	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Storeship	BWAS-1603
Returned to Owners	8.1.1696/97	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Merchant 'Muscovia Merchant' (1697) (Unknown) 1697-1697 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel94' 8"Imperial Feet28.702
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403
Burthen323 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.169345 BWAS-1603
3.12.169545 JHC-11

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1692/93 - 8.1.1696/97CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
8.2.1692/93Rated as a Fifth rateBWAS-1603
20.11.1693Included in a list of ships to be under the command of Sir Francis Wheler, Commander-in-chief of their Majesties' ships in the Mediterranean as a store shipSPD-1693
3.12.1695Listed as a Storeship of 24 gunsJHC-11
9.1696Was to sail under convoy of the to take in timber from BantrySPD-1696

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

JHC-11 Book

SPD-1693William John Hardy, Book

SPD-1696William John Hardy, Book

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