British ketch 'Eaglet' (1691)

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Eaglet

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Eaglette
Nominal Guns10B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Ordered1690/10/31BWAS-1603
Acquired1691/04/07B028
ShipyardRotherhithe B028
ConstructorJonas ShishB028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeKetch
Captured1693/05/22BWAS-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

Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1691CommanderWilliam MartinBWAS-16031692 - 1693/05/22CommanderDavid GreenhillBWAS-1603

Service History


DateEventSource
1691Commissioned for service off MullBWAS-1603
1692On Impressment ServiceBWAS-1603
1693/05/22Taken by Le Grenade (30) , Le Philippe (40) off theBWAS-1603
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Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
 
Previous comments on this page

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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