British yacht 'Cleveland' (1671)

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Cleveland
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1671	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Constructor	Sir Anthony DeaneBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1660-1721	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Sold	13.3.1715/16	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Keel53' 4"Imperial Feet16.1883
Breadth19' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet5.8103
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen108 ⁵³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel53' 4"Imperial Feet16.1883
Breadth19' 4"Imperial Feet5.8025
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen107Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.167330ADM 8/1/4ADM8-DB
170030EstablishmentBWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1671 - 10.9.1675Captain TransferedB0519.10.1675 - 12.7.1676CaptainBWAS-160311.7.1676 - 17.3.1677/78CaptainB05130.5.1678 - 21.6.1679CaptainBWAS-160322.6.1679 - 6.1.1680/81CaptainBWAS-160314.4.1681 - 6.9.1682CaptainBWAS-160331.10.1682 - 3.8.1684CaptainBWAS-160322.1.1684/85 - 5.9.1688CaptainB05126.5.1701 - 17.5.1705Captain and Master ADM 6/6/99BWAS-171418.5.1705 - 13.12.1714Commander ADM 6/8/178BWAS-171414.12.1714 - 25.1.1714/15Commander ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 28.6.1671 for a period of 28 months, 1 weeks & 5 days for a value of £1,194.0.0d. ADM 8/1/8

ADM8-DB
28.9.1673

Gone to Transport the Earle of Sandwich

ADM8-DB
25.1.1715

Paid Off

ADM 51
13.3.1715/16Sold for £204BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Ian Strodder on Tuesday 14th of April 2020 10:20

I am trying to research further information of Captain George Strodder, who is listed above as captaining the Cleveland between 1682 and 1684.
I can find no trace of him on Ancestory.com - can anyone else help?
Thanks

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