British ketch 'Hind' (1691)

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Hind
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.10.1690	BWAS-1603
Acquired	2.4.1691	B028
Shipyard	Wapping - London	B028
Constructor	Edward Snelgrove	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Ketch	B028
Captured	15.1.1696/97	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck63' 0"Imperial Feet19.2024
Length of Keel52' 6"Imperial Feet15.9258
Breadth18' 8 ½"Imperial Feet5.4991
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen97 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169150 BWAS-1603

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1671 - 10.1691CommanderGeorge Warren (d.1693)BWAS-160310.1691 - 1691CommanderWilliam AlstonBWAS-16031693CommanderJames SessionBWAS-16031694 - 13.1.1694/95CommanderThomas Poulton (d.1699)BWAS-160314.1.1694/95 - 28.7.1695CommanderThomas Smith (d.1722) ADM 6/3/8ADM 6/329.7.1695 - 16.4.1696CommanderCharles Smith (d.1749) ADM 6/3/67ADM 6/317.4.1696 - 15.1.1696/97CommanderSamuel Ryddall ADM 6/3/146ADM 6/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.8.1691 - 15.3.1691/92Captain's ClerkJohn Aldred (c.1670-1740) ADM 107/1/35ADM 107/1

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

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