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

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Salisbury			510
Nominal Guns	54
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.12.1695
Launched	18.4.1698
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner (1693)
Constructor	Richard HerringBritish Designer Ship Builder
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	10.4.1703
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Salisbury' (1703) (50) 1703-1708 French 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck134' 4 ½"Imperial Feet40.8559
Length of Keel109' 9 ½"Imperial Feet33.2359
Breadth34' 2"Imperial Feet10.3759
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen681 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.4.1698Broadside 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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1699 - 13.1.1701/2Captain Transfered ADM 6/5/46ADM 6/514.1.1701/2 - 10.4.1703Captain ADM 6/6/130ADM 6/6

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.5.1699 - 10.4.1703First Lieutenant ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/510.5.1699 - 10.4.1703Second Lieutenant ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/5

11 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.12.1696 - 20.2.1698/99Purser TransferedADM/A5.1.1696/97 - 29.3.1700Carpenterref:17881698 - 27.9.1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/30ADM 6/519.1.1697/98 - 28.9.1698Gunner Transfered ADM 6/5/31ADM 6/528.9.1698 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/30ADM 6/511.10.1698 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/5/31ADM 6/524.2.1698/99 - 1699Purser ADM 6/5/41ADM 6/513.5.1699 - 12.5.1699Chaplain ADM 6/5/51ADM 6/523.12.1699 - 1699Midshipman Extra ADM 6/6/20ADM 6/630.3.1700 - 1700Carpenter ADM 6/6/30ADM 617.12.1700 - 2.3.1700/1Midshipman Extra Transfered ADM 6/6/51ADM 6/6

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/46ADM 6/59.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/48ADM 6/59.5.1699 - 1699Volunteer ADM 6/5/47ADM 6/511.3.1699/1700 - 7.3.1699/1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/25ADM 616.3.1699/1700 - 1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/25ADM 618.3.1699/1700 - 1700Volunteer ADM 6/6/26ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
10.4.1703Action of 10th April 1703

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM/A Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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