British hired ship 'Smyrna Factor' (1692)

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Smyrna Factor
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	12.7.1692	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Returned to Owners	2.4.1696	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British hired hospital ship 'Smyrna Factor' (1702) (24)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel85' 2"Imperial Feet25.9182
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Burthen355 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1694/95 - 1.7.1696LieutenantHenry Robbins ADM 6/3/5ADM 6/3

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
19.3.1692/93 - 17.5.1694MidshipmanJohn Chamberlain (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/70ADM 107/1

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

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