British sloop 'Aldborough' (1691)

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Aldborough	2970
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.10.1690	BWAS-1603
Acquired	6.5.1691	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Sir Henry Johnson (c.1661-1719)	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ketch
Blown Up	9.2.1695/96	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel52' 9"Imperial Feet15.9639
Breadth18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen99 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1691 - 1693CommanderEdward Chant (d.1707)BWAS-16031694CommanderVincent Cutter (d.1710)BWAS-160315.4.1695 - 17.8.1695CommanderRichard Osborne (d.1695)† ADM 6/3/45ADM 6/318.8.1695 - 9.2.1695/96CommanderThomas Mitchell ADM 6/3/72BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1691In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1692Voyage to New YorkBWAS-1603
1694Service off DunkirkBWAS-1603
9.2.1695/96Exploded off Brighton with 21 killedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/3 Archive

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