British ketch 'Eaglet' (1691)

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Eaglet	4032
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.10.1690	BWAS-1603
Acquired	7.4.1691	B028
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	B028
Constructor	Jonas Shish (d.1674/75)	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Ketch	B028
Captured	22.5.1693	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck62' 2"Imperial Feet18.923
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold9' 0 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen98 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169150 BWAS-1603

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1691CommanderWilliam MartinBWAS-16031692 - 22.5.1693CommanderDavid Greenhill (d.1716)BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1691Commissioned for service off MullBWAS-1603
1692On Impressment ServiceBWAS-1603
22.5.1693Taken by Le Grenade (30) off Aran IslandsBWAS-1603
22.5.1693Taken by Le Philippe (40) off Aran IslandsBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Terry on Thursday 17th of August 2017 11:26

ADM/A/1779/144
William Martin cashiered for keeping several men on the ships books and discharged others by Tickets some time after they run away.

Posted by Cy on Monday 31st of October 2016 11:45

Ta, added as an alternate name

Posted by Jane Elderfield on Monday 31st of October 2016 05:37

The National Archives at Kew (London) holds a logbook for the spelling "EAGLETTE" for 1691, in ADM 51/312.

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Eaglet
Eaglette
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.10.1690	BWAS-1603
Acquired	7.4.1691	B028
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	B028
Constructor	Jonas Shish (d.1674/75)	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Ketch	B028
Captured	22.5.1693	BWAS-1603