British bomb vessel 'Furnace' (1695)

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Furnace	4390
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1694/95	B028
Keel Laid Down	18.4.1695	B028
Acquired	18.4.1695	B028
Shipyard	Horsleydown Wharf - Bermondsey	B028
Ship Class	Serpent Class	B028
Constructor	John & Richard Wells	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Broken Up	10.11.1725	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425
Length of Keel50' 6"Imperial Feet15.3924
Breadth23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen144 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.4.1695Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/2" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169530Design Complement

16 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1695 - 28.2.1696/97CommanderJohn Helling ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/329.2.1696/97 - 17.2.1701/2CommanderJohn Chilley (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/3/133ADM 6/318.3.1701/2 - 5.4.1702Captain and MasterHenry Turville (d.1719) ADM 6/7/20ADM 6/730.4.1702 - 2.9.1702CommanderJohn Martin ADM 6/7/31BWAS-160318.12.1704 - 5.2.1705/6CommanderWilliam Faulknor (d.1725) ADM 6/8/123BWAS-16036.2.1705/6 - 13.2.1705/6CommanderCaleb Wade (d.1732) ADM 6/8/228ADM 6/810.3.1707/8 - 25.3.1710CommanderEdmund Hooke (d.1744/45) ADM 6/9/146BWAS-160326.3.1710 - 19.11.1711CommanderWilliam Probyn ADM 6/11/172
Commission confirmed 25.10.1711BWAS-16031.4.1713 - 24.11.1713CommanderHercules Baker (d.1744) ADM 6/11/254BWAS-160325.11.1713 - 3.9.1714CommanderWalter Ross ADM 6/11/277BWAS-16034.9.1714 - 19.11.1714CommanderEdward Whitworth (d.1721) ADM 6/12/16
Commission confirmed 10.1.1714/15ADM 6/1220.11.1714 - 6.5.1715CommanderThomas Knightley ADM 6/12/48
Commission confirmed 27.7.1715BWAS-160330.7.1719 - 10.2.1719/20CommanderJoseph Watts (d.1721) ADM 6/12/176ADM 6/1211.2.1719/20 - 6.12.1721CommanderChristopher Harris (d.1722) ADM 6/12/194BWAS-16037.12.1721 - 28.12.1721CommanderRobert Long (d.1771) ADM 6/13/25ADM 6/1329.12.1721 - 13.2.1721/22CommanderJames Hanway (d.1727) ADM 6/13/28ADM 6/13

Service History

DateEventSource
2.9.1702Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard ADM 106
13.2.1705/6Paid offADM 51
1708Present at the attack on St ValeryBWAS-1603
1709In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1711Began repairs at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
9.11.1711Paid offADM 51
1713Completed repairs at Deptford - London at a cost of £982.2.8dBWAS-1603
6.5.1715Paid offADM 51
1716Began small repair at Woolwich - London BWAS-1603
1719Completed small repair at Woolwich - London at a cost of £142.19.9dBWAS-1603
1719Began repairs at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
12.1719Completed repairs at Deptford - London at a cost of £1579.18.3dBWAS-1603
1720Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1603
13.2.1721/22Paid offADM 51
10.11.1725Break up completed at DeptfordBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 106 Document

ADM 51 Archive

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