British Fifth Rate frigate 'Fowey' (1696)

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Fowey

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Nominal Guns32B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered3.5.1695BWAS-1603
Acquired7.5.1696B028
ShipyardShoreham - Sussex B028
Ship Class1694 Group 32-Gunner (1694)B028
Constructor
& Briggs BurgessBritish
Ship Builder
B028
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeFrigateB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Captured1.8.1704B028
Becomes
French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Fouey' (1704) (30) 1704-1720
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Length of Keel89' 5 ½"Imperial Feet27.1399 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold10' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen377 48⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.5.1696Broadside 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

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1696 - 20.10.1696Captain
Charles BrittiffBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1696
ADM 6/3/143BWAS-160320.10.1696 - 25.11.1698Captain
Richard CullifordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1684-1711
ADM 6/3/38BWAS-160316.3.1699/1700 - 24.8.1702Captain
Thomas LeggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1688-1705
ADM 6/6/25ADM 6/625.8.1702 - 1.8.1704Captain
Richard BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1706
ADM 6/7/51BWAS-1603

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1696 - 5.10.1697Lieutenant
John CockburnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1731
Transfered ADM 6/3/143ADM 6/320.7.1697 - 25.11.1698Lieutenant
Ralph JohnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1698
ADM 6/4/109ADM 6/416.3.1699/1700 - 12.12.1701Lieutenant
Barrows HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1726
ADM 6/6/26ADM 6/612.12.1701 - 1.2.1702/3Lieutenant
Thomas MunnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1703
Transfered ADM 6/7/45
Confirmed 20.7.1702ADM 6/73.2.1702/3 - 1.8.1704Lieutenant
William MungonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1708
ADM 6/7/85ADM 6/7

13 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1696 - 3.1.1696/97Boatswain
John WadleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
Transfered ADM 6/4/58ADM 6/415.3.1695/96 - 1696Carpenter
Henry BurnifieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM 6/3/137ADM 6/316.3.1695/96 - 1696Boatswain
John HuntridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/137ADM 6/322.3.1695/96 - 1696Gunner
William MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/140ADM 6/33.4.1696 - bef.24.8.1697Cook
Stephen GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
Dismissed ADM 6/3/143ADM 6/319.4.1696 - 6.1.1696/97Purser
Thomas WagstaffeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/3/146ADM 6/34.1.1696/97 - 1697Boatswain
Thomas HoldingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/4/58ADM 6/47.1.1696/97 - 1697Purser
John MoreleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/42.8.1697 - 1697Chaplain
William VazyBritish
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1697
ADM 6/4/112ADM 6/425.8.1697 - 1697Cook
William BrewerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/4/114ADM 6/421.3.1699/1700 - 12.10.1702Midshipman Extra
John CodnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1697
Transfered ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/61703 - 18.1.1702/3Boatswain
John WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703
ADM 6/7/80ADM 6/716.1.1702/3 - 1703Boatswain
John HewellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703
ADM 6/7/78ADM 6/7

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
bef.9.12.1695 - bef.17.11.1696Volunteer-per-order
Christopher ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1720
Transfered ADM 6/3/155ADM 107/1c.12.4.1697 - c.5.7.1697Volunteer
Joseph PritchardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1702
ADM 6/4/107ADM 6/412.7.1697 - 1697Volunteer
Joseph PritchardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1702
ADM 6/4/109ADM 6/425.7.1697 - 13.11.1698Midshipman
Thomas HowardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1693-1718
Transfered ADM 6/4/107ADM 6/4

Service History


DateEventSource
1697At the NoreBWAS-1603
1698Sailed to New YorkBWAS-1603
25.11.1698Paid offADM 51
1700In North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1603
6.1704Took a 50-gun ship?BWAS-1603
1.8.1704Taken by a squadron of seven French privateers off the Isles of ScillyBWAS-1603

 
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