British Fifth Rate frigate 'Fowey' (1696)

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Fowey	4349
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.5.1695	BWAS-1603
Acquired	7.5.1696	B028
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	& Briggs Burgess	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	1.8.1704	B028
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frégate-vaisseau de 2ème ordre (demi-batterie) 'Le Fouey' (1704) (30)

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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1696 - 20.10.1696CaptainCharles Brittiff (d.1703) ADM 6/3/143BWAS-160320.10.1696 - 25.11.1698CaptainRichard Culliford (d.1738) ADM 6/3/38BWAS-160316.3.1699/1700 - 24.8.1702CaptainThomas Legge ADM 6/6/25ADM 6/625.8.1702 - 1.8.1704CaptainRichard Browne (d.1706) ADM 6/7/51BWAS-1603

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.4.1696 - 5.10.1697LieutenantJohn Cockburn (c.1666-c.1731) ADM 6/3/143ADM 6/320.7.1697 - 25.11.1698LieutenantRalph Johnson ADM 6/4/109ADM 6/416.3.1699/1700 - 12.12.1701LieutenantBarrows Harris (d.1725/26) ADM 6/6/26ADM 6/612.12.1701 - 1.2.1702/3LieutenantThomas Munn (d.1705) ADM 6/7/45
Commission confirmed 20.7.1702ADM 6/73.2.1702/3 - 1.8.1704LieutenantWilliam Mungon ADM 6/7/85ADM 6/7

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
21.3.1699/1700 - 1700Midshipman ExtraJohn Codner (d.1714) ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/61703 - 18.1.1702/3BoatswainJohn Williams ADM 6/7/80ADM 6/716.1.1702/3 - 1703BoatswainJohn Hewell ADM 6/7/78ADM 6/7

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
30.3.1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-orderVincent Pearce (d.1745) ADM 6/6/30ADM 6/6

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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