British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Romney' (1694)

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Romney	490
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.11.1693	BWAS-1603
Launched	23.10.1694	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1695	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner (1693)	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry JohnsonBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1681-1709	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	22.10.1707	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck130' 0 ½"Imperial Feet39.6367
Length of Keel109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Breadth34' 4"Imperial Feet10.3886
Depth in Hold13' 7"Imperial Feet4.0217
Burthen683 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons 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

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
c.15.2.1693/94 - 31.1.1698/99CaptainBWAS-16031.2.1698/99 - 5.6.1701Captain Transfered ADM 6/5/39BWAS-16036.6.1701 - 11.1.1704/5Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/102BWAS-160312.1.1704/5 - 21.12.1705Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/134BWAS-160329.12.1705 - 6.3.1705/6Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/213ADM 6/87.3.1705/6 - 22.10.1707Captain† ADM 6/8/236BWAS-1603

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1697 - 31.3.1699First Lieutenant ADM 6/4/111ADM 6/41.4.1699 - 19.6.1701First Lieutenant ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/51.4.1699 - 9.5.1699Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/51.4.1699 - 12.5.1699Third Lieutenant ADM 6/5/44ADM 6/513.5.1699 - 22.6.1701Second Lieutenant ADM 6/5/52ADM 6/513.5.1699 - 16.2.1700/1Third Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/5/51ADM 6/55.6.1699 - 4.4.1701Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/3ADM 6/623.6.1701 - 31.12.1701First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/105ADM 6/623.6.1701 - 31.12.1701Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/105ADM 6/67.1.1701/2 - 6.1.1701/2Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/128ADM 6/618.5.1702 - 21.5.1703First Lieutenant ADM 6/7/36ADM 6/722.5.1703 - 6.10.1703First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/128ADM 6/720.2.1704/5 - 22.10.1707Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/154ADM 6/8

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.10.1694 - 6.12.1698Boatswain TransferedADM/A20.11.1695 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/104
Issued by
Confirmed 28.6.1697ADM 6/426.4.1696 - 3.6.1697Cook Transfered ADM 6/4/94
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 1.5.1697ADM/A6.8.1696 - 1697Gunner ADM 6/4/106
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 23.6.1697ADM/A3.6.1697 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/102ADM/A6.12.1698 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/35ADM/A

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.3.1697/98 - 1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/11ADM 6/517.5.1700 - 1700Volunteer-per-order ADM 6/6/17ADM 6/616.5.1706 - 22.2.1706/7Midshipman ADM 107/2/267RNLPC

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1695/96Took the Privateer
7.1697RefittingBWAS-1603
1699Guardship at ChathamBWAS-1603
1702Sailed with a Russian convoyBWAS-1603
1705In the North SeaBWAS-1603
15.12.1706Shared the capture of a 16-gun privateer at MalagaBWAS-1603
22.10.1707Wrecked on the Bishop & Clerks rocks off Isles of Scilly, all but one man drowningBWAS-1603

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