British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hastings' (1695)

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Hastings	4634
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.4.1694	BWAS-1603
Acquired	5.2.1694/95	B028
Shipyard	Shoreham	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner
Constructor	Thomas Ellis	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	10.12.1697	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 9"Imperial Feet27.6606
Breadth28' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen383 ⁹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.2.1694/95Broadside 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

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1695 - 10.2.1696/97CaptainJames Mighells (1667-1733/34) ADM 6/3/66ADM 6/311.6.1697 - 10.12.1697CaptainJohn Draper (d.1697)† ADM 6/3/11BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1695Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1696Returned with a convoyBWAS-1603
1696Escorting timber ships to KinsaleBWAS-1603
10.12.1697Wrecked in a storm off Waterford, all hands were lostBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/3 Archive

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