British Fifth Rate ship 'Falcon' (1666)

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Falcon	4196
Nominal Guns	42/36	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.1665	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1666	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	9.8.1666
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Christopher Pett (1620-1667/68)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	10.6.1694	B028
Becomes	French Fourth Rate frégate-vaisseau de 1er ordre 'Le Faucon Anglais' (1694) (48)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen249 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1685Broadside Weight = 179 Imperial Pound ( 81.1766 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1666Home: 140 Abroad: 120 Peacetime: 95 BWAS-1603
1668Home: 180 Abroad: 150 Peacetime: 115 BWAS-1603
1.1.1678/79Home: 150 Abroad: 180 Peacetime: 115adm 8/1/90ADM8-DB

18 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.8.1666 - 23.12.1667CaptainRobert Sheppard (d.1669/70)BWAS-160318.3.1667/68 - 8.5.1668CaptainJohn Holmes (d.1679)B0519.5.1668 - 10.8.1668CaptainThomas Page (d.1674)B0511.3.1668/69 - 3.11.1669CaptainJohn Hubbard (d.1671)BWAS-16035.11.1669 - 24.6.1670CaptainJohn TyrwhittB05124.9.1670 - 3.2.1671/72CaptainRobert Werden (d.1673)B05130.3.1672 - 18.1.1672/73CaptainCharles MontaguBWAS-16031673CaptainThomas Andrews (d.bef.1677)B05121.1.1673/74 - 24.7.1674CaptainSir Thomas Gardiner (d.1679)BWAS-160318.9.1678 - 31.8.1679CaptainWilliam Flawes (d.1679)†BWAS-160331.8.1679 - 10.1679Acting CaptainJohn Bounty (d.1691)BWAS-160311.9.1680 - 18.3.1681/82CaptainGeorge Churchill (1654-1710)BWAS-160328.3.1685 - 1687CaptainCharles TalbotBWAS-160311.7.1688 - 8.11.1688CaptainThomas SmithBWAS-160317.12.1689 - 1691CaptainJames WardBWAS-160317.3.1691/92 - 28.6.1693CaptainNathaniel Brown (d.1693)†BWAS-16031.7.1693 - 11.2.1693/94CaptainPhilip DawesBWAS-160312.2.1693/94 - 1.5.1694CaptainThomas Bryant (d.1694)†BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1668 - 1669LieutenantRichard White (d.1673)B0519.4.1677 - 17.9.1677CaptainThomas BoothBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1692 - 9.10.1692CookRichard Ballref:943

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.10.1686 - 10.7.1689MidshipmanWilliam Martin (c.1665-?) ADM 107/1/50ADM 107/12.6.1690 - 25.9.1692Volunteer-per-orderHenry Ward (c.1673-?) ADM 107/1/72ADM 107/1

5 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
5.8.1683 - 20.3.1684/85Able SeamanJohn Stephens (c.1664-1731) ADM 107/1/86ADM 107/120.3.1685/86 - 16.11.1688Captain's ServantWilliam Ockman (c.1670-1740) ADM 107/1/71ADM 107/126.1.1688/89 - 9.6.1689Ordinary SeamanNicholas Gibbon (c.1661-?) ADM 107/1/78ADM 107/11.4.1690 - 7.5.1692Able SeamanRichard Falle (1664-1703) ADM 107/1/63ADM 107/111.4.1692 - 11.5.1693Able SeamanBenjamin Devonshire (c.1668-?) ADM 107/1/81ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1666Completed at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2257.10.0dBWAS-1603
1668Reclassed as a Fourth RateBWAS-1603
1673Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
31.8.1673

At the Buoy of The Nore - Thames - Thames, Medway and The Nore victualled for about seaven weekes but all fowle (cleane)

ADM8-DB
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 1.1.1671/72 for a period of 21 months, 3 weeks & 0 days for a value of £5,176.10.0d.

ADM8-DB
1677Commissioned for the Irish stationBWAS-1603
1681Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1682Stationed off IrelandBWAS-1603
1683Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1685Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1603
1.11.1688Paid offADM 51
1689Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1691Refitted as a Fifth RateBWAS-1603
1.5.1694Taken by four French warships off JamaicaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ADM8-DBSamuel McLeanArchive

B051John CharnockDigital Book

ref:943 Book

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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