British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Kingston' (1697)

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Kingston

172
Nominal Guns60B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered10.8.1694B028
Launched13.3.1696/97B028
First Commissioned1.2.1697B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardHessel Cliff - The Humber B028
Ship Class1691 Program - 60 gun 4th RatesB028
Designed byJohn TippettsB028
ConstructorJohn FrameB028
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up to Rebuild22.7.1716B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196 
Length of Keel120' 10"Imperial Feet36.576 
Breadth37' 11"Imperial Feet11.2812 
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177 
Burthen923 82⁄94Imperial Feet0.0222 

Armament


1697Broadside Weight = 408 Imperial Pound ( 185.028 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight = 375 Imperial Pound ( 170.0625 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1697365EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1697240Establishment for peaceBWAS-1714

14 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1696/97 - 6.5.1699CaptainAndrew Pedder (d.1702) ADM 6/4/68BWAS-17146.5.1699 - 14.9.1699CaptainJohn Watkins (d.1707)BWAS-171420.9.1699 - 28.12.1699CaptainGeorge Smith (d.1704)BWAS-171426.2.1700/1 - 17.1.1701/2CaptainJohn Leader (d.1701/2) ADM 6/6/62BWAS-171418.1.1701/2 - 4.1.1703/4CaptainBarrows Harris (d.1725/26)BWAS-17148.1.1703/4 - 12.12.1704CaptainEdward Acton (d.1707) ADM 6/8/40BWAS-171413.12.1704 - 10.5.1706CaptainGeorge Clements (d.1707) ADM 6/8/118BWAS-171411.5.1706 - 8.11.1706CaptainGeorge Clements (d.1707) ADM 6/8/253ADM 6/89.11.1706 - 12.11.1706CaptainHenry Maynard (d.1742) ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/913.11.1706 - 1707CaptainEdward Chant (d.1707)† ADM 6/9/25BWAS-17141707 - 23.7.1708CaptainTimothy BridgesBWAS-171424.7.1708 - 7.5.1710CaptainTudor Trevor (d.1739/40) ADM 6/11/134
Commission confirmed 3.5.1711BWAS-17148.5.1710 - 23.1.1710/11CaptainBarrows Harris (d.1725/26) ADM 6/11/71
Commission confirmed 28.9.1710BWAS-171423.1.1710/11 - 18.11.1712CaptainJoseph Winder (c.1661-1737/38) ADM 6/11/106BWAS-1714

23 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1696/97 - 28.12.1699Second LieutenantGilbert Talbot ADM 6/4/69ADM 6/43.2.1696/97 - 28.12.1699First LieutenantDaniel Conde ADM 6/4/70ADM 6/427.2.1700/1 - 6.3.1702/3First LieutenantJohn Williams (d.1711) ADM 6/6/63ADM 6/628.2.1700/1 - 22.1.1702/3Second LieutenantMichael Walford ADM 6/6/64ADM 6/623.1.1702/3 - 6.3.1702/3Second LieutenantRichard Else ADM 6/8/20
Commission confirmed 18.10.1703ADM 6/85.3.1702/3 - 30.11.1703Second LieutenantJames Adlington (c.1673-1710) ADM 6/8/23
Commission confirmed 1.11.1703ADM 6/87.3.1702/3 - 27.9.1703First LieutenantRichard Else ADM 6/8/22
Commission confirmed 18.10.1703ADM 6/828.9.1703 - 29.2.1703/4First LieutenantJohn Goodall (d.1728/29) ADM 6/8/17ADM 6/81.12.1703 - 12.12.1703First LieutenantWilliam Gray (d.bef.1718) ADM 6/8/55ADM 6/81.12.1703 - 12.12.1703Second LieutenantJeremy King ADM 6/8/72ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 4.1.1704/5First LieutenantThomas Stringer ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 23.1.1703/4Second LieutenantAnthony Hyde (d.1738) ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/816.12.1704 - 14.2.1705/6Second LieutenantJames Hanway (d.1727) ADM 6/8/121ADM 6/85.1.1704/5 - 27.6.1706First LieutenantThomas Billop (d.1740) ADM 6/8/132ADM 6/816.5.1706 - 27.5.1706Second LieutenantJames Aylett ADM 6/8/254ADM 6/89.11.1706 - 20.1.1706/7First LieutenantTobias Lisle (d.1719) ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/99.11.1706 - 25.11.1706Second LieutenantIsrael Sparkes (d.1753) ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/926.11.1706 - 21.9.1708Second LieutenantThomas Savage ADM 6/9/28ADM 6/921.1.1706/7 - 11.2.1710/11First LieutenantJames Thornton ADM 6/9/43ADM 6/922.5.1709 - 22.10.1712Second LieutenantRobert Long (d.1771) ADM 6/11/69
Commission confirmed 20.9.1710ADM 6/1112.2.1710/11 - 13.2.1710/11First LieutenantJohn Wynnell (c.1674-1759) ADM 6/14/107ADM 6/1113.2.1710/11 - 18.11.1712First LieutenantEdward Vaughan ADM 6/11/107ADM 6/1122.10.1712 - 18.11.1712Second LieutenantJames Witterong ADM 6/11/228ADM 6/11

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
4.12.1704 - 1704Volunteer-per-orderEdward Deane ADM 6/8/115ADM 6/8

Service History


DateEventSource
3.1696/97Completed at Southampton - Hampshire at a cost of £9088.5.3dBWAS-1603
1698In the Mediterranean at the end of the yearBWAS-1714
1701To the West IndiesBWAS-1714
21.7.1704Capture of Gibraltar
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1705Off VirginiaBWAS-1714
1708In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
28.5.1708Wager's Action
1709In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1710At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1711Off North AmericaBWAS-1714
1712In the North SeaBWAS-1714
18.11.1712

Paid off

BWAS-1714
22.7.1716Docked at Portsmouth to be broken up for rebuldingBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
29.4.1711-9.10.1711British Fleet For North AmericaSir Hovenden Walker (1666-1725) 

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM 6/8ADM 6/8 Commission and Warrent Book 1703 6 July-1706 3 July Archive
ADM 6/9ADM 6/9 Commission and Warrent Book 1706 9 July-1708 Oct. Archive
ADM 6/4ADM 6/4 Commission and Warrent Book 1696 25 May-1698 20 Jan. Archive
ADM 6/6ADM 6/6 Commission and Warrent Book 1699 2 June-1702 26 Jan Archive
ADM 6/11ADM 6/11 Commission and Warrent Book 1709 10 Nov.-1714 13 Oct. Archive
BWAS-1603British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
 
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