British Fifth Rate frigate 'Arundel' (1695)

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Arundel	3151
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.12.1694	BWAS-1603
Acquired	13.9.1695	B028
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Thomas Ellis	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	11.6.1713	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 7"Imperial Feet32.9406
Length of Keel90' 7"Imperial Feet27.6098
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen377 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.9.1695Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1694145Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.7.1695 - 16.9.1698Captain William Kiggings (d.1698)† Discharged Dead ADM 6/3/64BWAS-16032.5.1699 - 19.12.1701Captain Josias Crow ADM 6/5/45BWAS-16032.3.1701/2 - 8.3.1702/3Captain John Ward (d.1703) ADM 6/7/14ADM 6/79.3.1702/3 - 16.11.1706Captain Unton Deering (d.1706)† ADM 6/7/100BWAS-16031.12.1706 - 24.2.1706/7Captain Joseph Winder (c.1661-1737/38) ADM 6/9/29BWAS-160325.2.1706/7 - 22.1.1710/11Captain Joseph Winder (c.1661-1737/38) Transfered ADM 6/9/50ADM 6/925.1.1710/11 - 25.3.1713Captain Andrew Douglas (d.1725) ADM 6/11/97BWAS-1603

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.7.1695 - 19.7.1695Lieutenant Edward Rainey (1670-1703) Transfered ADM 6/3/64ADM 6/311.5.1699 - 16.9.1700Lieutenant Unton Deering (d.1706) ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/516.2.1702/3 - 24.9.1704Lieutenant John St Leger ADM 6/7/19ADM 6/725.9.1704 - 24.2.1706/7Lieutenant George Harman ADM 6/8/95ADM 6/825.2.1706/7 - 1.4.1707Lieutenant George Harman ADM 6/9/56ADM 6/92.4.1707 - 5.9.1709Lieutenant James Charleton ADM 6/9/60ADM 6/96.9.1709 - 5.1.1710/11Lieutenant Thomas Crouch Transfered ADM 6/10/87ADM 6/106.1.1710/11 - 19.1.1712/13Lieutenant Richard Bramble (d.1718) Transfered ADM 6/11/92ADM 6/1120.1.1712/13 - 2.2.1712/13Lieutenant Nordash Rand Transfered ADM 6/11/241ADM 6/113.2.1712/13 - 12.5.1713Lieutenant Richard Bramble (d.1718) ADM 6/11/243ADM 6/11

7 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.7.1695 - 1695Boatswain Nicholas TerryADM/A8.7.1695 - 1695Carpenter Samuel RogersADM/A8.7.1695 - 1695Gunner Edward DickensonADM/A8.7.1695 - 13.2.1695/96Purser Nicholas Best TransferedADM/A8.7.1695 - 5.12.1698Cook Thomas Painter ResignedADM/A14.2.1695/96 - 1696Purser George PaxtonADM/A5.12.1698 - 1698Cook Andrew CarneyADM/A

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.10.1695 - 1695Volunteer-per-order James Witterong ADM 6/3/86ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
6.7.1695

You have informed us that the first of the new 5th Rate Frigates building at Shoreham by Mr Ellis will be ready for launching in about a month or five weeks, and will be named Arundel, and established with the same number of Men, and number and nature of Guns as are allowed to HM Ships at Portsmouth.
We direct you to cause her to be launched as soon as convenient, fitted for Channel service, manned with her highest Complement of Men and victualled for ten weeks.

ADM/A
21.11.1698Paid offADM 33
1699Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1700Sailed to North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1603
20.12.1701Paid offADM 33
1702Stationed in Irish WatersBWAS-1603
1706Stationed in Irish WatersBWAS-1603
1709Stationed in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1710Sailed to the West Indies as a convoy escortBWAS-1603
1711Sailed to Newfoundland as a convoy escortBWAS-1603
1712Stationed in the ChannelBWAS-1603
12.5.1713

Paid off

ADM 33
11.6.1713Ordered to be sold, sold to John Mackpheadras for £315.BWAS-1603

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