British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Colchester' (1695)

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Colchester

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Nominal Guns54BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.11.1693BWAS-1603
Launched20.4.1695BWAS-1603
First Commissioned10.12.1694B028
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1603
Ship Class1694 Programme 54-GunnerB028
ConstructorSir Henry Johnson (c.1661-1719)BWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1603
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Wrecked16.1.1703/4B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck131' 4"Imperial Feet39.9321 
Length of Keel111' 8"Imperial Feet33.8513 
Breadth34' 3"Imperial Feet10.3823 
Depth in Hold13' 7"Imperial Feet4.0217 
Burthen696 72⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1694Broadside 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

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1693280Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1694 - 16.2.1696/97Captain Frederick Weighman (d.1696/97)† ADM 107/2/89BWAS-16034.5.1697 - 3.10.1698Captain William Julius (d.1698)† ADM 6/5/19
Confirmed 29.4.1698BWAS-16031.2.1698/99 - 30.6.1699Captain Thomas Jennings (d.1723) ADM 6/5/40BWAS-160321.2.1700/1 - 10.5.1703Captain John Redman (d.1727/28) ADM 6/6/58BWAS-160311.5.1703 - 7.6.1703Captain David Wavell (d.1703/4)BWAS-1603

12 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1694/95 - 30.9.1695Third Lieutenant Robert Jenkinson (c.1667-?) Transfered ADM 6/3/33ADM 6/324.10.1695 - 2.2.1695/96First Lieutenant John Linton ADM 6/3/102ADM 6/314.1.1695/96 - 2.2.1695/96Second Lieutenant Turin Hinton ADM 6/3/116ADM 6/33.2.1695/96 - 3.5.1697First Lieutenant Turin Hinton ADM 6/3/125ADM 6/312.2.1695/96 - 7.12.1697Second Lieutenant Henry Cooper (c.1667-?) ADM 6/3/128ADM 6/34.5.1697 - 31.3.1699First Lieutenant John Triggs (c.1661-?) ADM 6/5/18
Confirmed 21.6.1698ADM 6/58.12.1697 - 31.3.1699Second Lieutenant Nicholas Randall ADM 6/5/18
Confirmed 30.4.1698ADM 6/51.4.1699 - 30.6.1699First Lieutenant Richard Cotton (d.1705) ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/51.4.1699 - 30.6.1699Second Lieutenant John Chilley (d.bef.1734) ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/51.4.1699 - 13.3.1699/1700Third Lieutenant Robert Jackson (c.1668-1726) Transfered ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/524.2.1700/1 - 16.1.1703/4First Lieutenant Edward Manning ADM 6/6/59ADM 6/625.2.1700/1 - 12.10.1702Second Lieutenant Coningsby Norbury (1679-1734) Transfered ADM 6/6/60ADM 6/6

Service History


DateEventSource
10.12.1694Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1699Guardship at ChathamBWAS-1603
30.6.1699

Paid off

ADM 51
1701Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1703Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
16.1.1703/4Wrecked in Whitesand Bay, Cornwall in a stormBWAS-1603

 
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