British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Winchester' (1698)

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Winchester

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Nominal Guns54BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.12.1695BWAS-1603
Launched17.3.1697/98BWAS-1603
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey B028
Ship Class1694 Programme 54-GunnerB028
ConstructorJohn & Richard WellsBWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1603
Ship TypeShip of the Line B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up to Rebuild10.7.1716B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624 
Length of Keel107' 5"Imperial Feet32.6317 
Breadth34' 4"Imperial Feet10.3886 
Depth in Hold13' 7"Imperial Feet4.0217 
Burthen673 48⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.3.1697/98Broadside 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

8 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1697/98 - 24.5.1699CaptainSir John Norris (1670-1749): on board from 26.3.1698 ADM 6/5/12BWAS-160323.5.1699 - 27.6.1699CaptainThomas Dilkes (d.1706) ADM 6/5/54BWAS-160328.6.1699 - 9.7.1699CaptainRobert Wynn ADM 6/6/4BWAS-160312.7.1699 - 15.11.1700CaptainJohn Munden (d.1718/19) ADM 6/6/5BWAS-160318.1.1700/1 - 25.7.1703CaptainRichard Wyatt (d.1703) ADM 6/6/52BWAS-160326.7.1703 - 4.3.1710/11CaptainRobert Hughes (d.1728/29) ADM 6/8/74
Commission confirmed 21.4.1704BWAS-16035.3.1710/11 - 24.7.1711CaptainSir Robert Johnson (d.1723) ADM 6/11/118ADM 6/1125.7.1711 - 8.2.1714/15CaptainSir Tancred Robinson (d.1754) ADM 6/11/151BWAS-1603

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.3.1697/98 - 16.7.1699Second LieutenantThomas Witts (d.1707) ADM 6/5/13ADM 6/517.7.1699 - 2.2.1701/2First LieutenantJonas Hanway (d.1737) ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/617.7.1699Second LieutenantPeter Hussey ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/618.7.1699 - 7.3.1700/1Second LieutenantFrancis Vaughan (d.1706/7) ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 15.1.1701/2Second LieutenantThomas Stephenson ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/621.1.1701/2 - 19.2.1701/2Second LieutenantCharles Poole (d.1738/39) ADM 6/6/138ADM 6/619.2.1701/2 - 2.10.1705First LieutenantEdward Thompson ADM 6/7/11ADM 6/715.1.1704/5 - 26.9.1705Second LieutenantEdward Storey (d.1727) ADM 6/8/136ADM 6/83.10.1705 - 3.11.1708First LieutenantNathaniel Belsham ADM 6/8/195ADM 6/815.2.1705/6 - 25.3.1706Second LieutenantJames Hanway (d.1727) ADM 6/8/230ADM 6/826.3.1706 - 3.11.1708Second LieutenantThomas Storey ADM 6/10/43
Commission confirmed 10.3.1708/9ADM 6/104.11.1708 - 30.5.1712First LieutenantThomas Storey ADM 6/10/43
Commission confirmed 10.3.1708/9ADM 6/104.11.1708 - 30.5.1712Second LieutenantEdmund Williams (d.1751/52) ADM 6/10/43
Commission confirmed 10.3.1708/9ADM 6/1031.5.1712 - 19.4.1714First LieutenantEdmund Williams (d.1751/52) ADM 6/11/233
Commission confirmed 4.12.1712ADM 6/1131.5.1712 - 8.2.1714/15Second LieutenantNathaniel Tucker ADM 6/11/236
Commission confirmed 16.12.1712ADM 6/11

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
14.5.1710 - 10.8.1713Volunteer-per-orderCurtis Barnet (d.1746) ADM 107/3/39ADM107/311.8.1713 - 7.3.1714/15MidshipmanCurtis Barnet (d.1746) ADM 107/3/39ADM107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
1698Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1700Sailed for SaleeBWAS-1603
1700In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1703Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1707Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1709Returned homeBWAS-1603
1709In the ChannelBWAS-1603
27.11.1709Took a Flushing privateerBWAS-1603
1712Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
12.1714Paid offBWAS-1603
10.7.1716Docked at Plymouth to be broken up and rebuiltBWAS-1603

 
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