British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Falmouth' (1693)

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Falmouth	485
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.1.1691/92	BWAS-1603
Launched	25.6.1693	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Edward Snelgrove	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	4.8.1704	B028
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Falmouth' (1704) (50)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Imperial Feet37.7952
Length of Keel101' 6 ½"Imperial Feet30.7975
Breadth33' 7 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Burthen610 ⁶³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

10 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1693 - 1694CaptainJohn Beverley (d.1698/99)BWAS-16031.1695 - 6.6.1695CaptainCaleb Grantham (d.1698)TRN27.6.1695 - 8.4.1697CaptainJohn Baker (1660-1716) ADM 6/4/90
Commission confirmed 19.4.1697BWAS-16039.4.1697 - 28.2.1698/99CaptainDavid Lloyd (d.1699) ADM 6/4/93BWAS-160329.2.1698/99 - 1699CaptainThomas Mitchell ADM 6/6/41
Commission confirmed 29.5.1700ADM 6/614.2.1700/1 - 18.4.1701CaptainRobert Kirktown (d.1718) ADM 6/6/55ADM 6/619.4.1701 - 9.1702CaptainSamuel Vincent (d.1719) ADM 6/6/89BWAS-16039.1702 - 1702CaptainCooper Wade (d.1702/3)TRN210.1703 - 19.11.1703CaptainChristopher Fogg (d.1708)BWAS-16036.4.1704 - 4.8.1704CaptainThomas Kenney (d.1704)† ADM 6/8/79ADM 6/8

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1695 - 10.8.1699Second LieutenantHenry Blairston ADM 6/4/88
Commission confirmed 7.4.1697ADM 6/419.12.1695 - 16.1.1700/1First LieutenantWilliam Peally ADM 6/4/88
Commission confirmed 12.4.1697ADM 6/411.8.1699 - 15.11.1700Second LieutenantRobert Brown ADM 6/6/43
Commission confirmed 9.7.1700ADM 6/617.2.1700/1 - 17.1.1701/2First LieutenantCharles Laton (d.1704) ADM 6/6/56ADM 6/619.1.1701/2 - 11.12.1702Second LieutenantJohn Shorter (d.1723) ADM 6/8/19
Commission confirmed 22.10.1703ADM 6/812.12.1702 - 16.4.1703Second LieutenantWilliam Herriott (d.1735) ADM 6/6/59ADM 6/66.4.1704 - 4.8.1704First LieutenantSir Robert Johnson (d.1723) ADM 6/8/70ADM 6/810.4.1704 - 4.8.1704Second LieutenantArthur Jones (d.1731) ADM 6/8/71ADM 6/8

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.2.1698/99 - 1699GunnerCharles Smith (d.1749) ADM 6/6/42
Commission confirmed 5.6.1700ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
1694In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
8.1.1694/95Action of 1695-01-18
1696In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1697With the Dunkirk squadronBWAS-1603
11.1698Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
20.8.1702Benbow vs DuCasse

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
9.1701-1702	British Fleet for the West indies	John Benbow (1652/53-1702)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

TRN2William Laid ClowesDigital Book

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