British Fifth Rate frigate 'Lyme' (1695)

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Lyme	5192
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.2.1693/94	BWAS-1603
Acquired	20.4.1695	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Plymouth - Devon	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Flint	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	2.1720	B028
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Lyme' (1720) (20)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Length of Keel88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth28' 8"Imperial Feet8.5598
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen384 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.4.1695Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1694145Design Complement

16 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1694/95 - 4.5.1695CaptainWilliam Caldwell (d.1718) ADM 6/3/41ADM 6/39.5.1695 - 6.1695CaptainJohn Ward (d.1703) ADM 6/3/56BWAS-16036.1695 - 9.7.1695CaptainValentine BowlesBWAS-16039.7.1695 - 1.9.1695CaptainStephen Elliott ADM 6/3/70ADM 6/322.8.1695 - 1695CommanderThomas Pindar (d.1698/99) ADM 6/3/72ADM 6/34.3.1696/97 - 11.8.1697CaptainThomas Cleasbey (d.1718) ADM 6/4/80BWAS-160311.8.1697 - 1.1701CaptainNicholas Trevanion (1670-1737) ADM 6/4/125
Commission confirmed 17.11.1697BWAS-16031.1701 - 16.2.1700/1CaptainWilliam Power (d.1703)BWAS-160317.2.1700/1 - 25.5.1701CaptainEdward Acton (d.1707) ADM 6/6/56ADM 6/612.11.1701 - 15.1.1703/4CaptainEdmund Lechmore (d.1703/4) ADM 6/6/120BWAS-160319.1.1703/4 - 23.3.1704/5CaptainGeorge Dolman (d.1704/5)†BWAS-160323.3.1704/5 - 24.9.1705CommanderRobert ColemanBWAS-16033.4.1706 - 13.1.1705/6CaptainRobert Coleman ADM 6/8/245BWAS-160314.1.1707/8 - 8.8.1708CaptainMichael Sansom (d.1711) ADM 6/9/140BWAS-160322.12.1708 - 13.10.1713CaptainJames Gunman (1677-1756) ADM 6/10/14BWAS-160319.2.1716/17 - 14.8.1719CaptainEllis Brand (1681-1759) ADM 6/12/91BWAS-1603

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.9.1695 - 1695LieutenantJohn Terry ADM 6/3/79ADM 6/312.11.1701 - 13.9.1702LieutenantRobert Jenkinson (c.1667-?) ADM 6/6/120ADM 6/614.9.1702 - 27.10.1703LieutenantWalter Markham (d.1707) ADM 6/7/120
Commission confirmed 20.4.1703ADM 6/727.10.1703 - 16.3.1706/7LieutenantRobert Morse ADM 6/8/32
Commission confirmed 10.12.1703ADM 6/817.3.1706/7 - 19.3.1706/7LieutenantWilliam Layton ADM 6/9/57ADM 6/920.12.1708 - 6.12.1709LieutenantJames Richards (d.1743) ADM 6/10/15ADM 6/107.12.1709 - 25.6.1711LieutenantRichard Dove (d.1734) ADM 6/11/12ADM 6/1126.6.1711 - 13.10.1713LieutenantJohn Bernard ADM 6/11/175
Commission confirmed 7.11.1711ADM 6/1119.2.1716/17 - 14.8.1719LieutenantSamuel Faulknor (d.1744) ADM 3/12/91ADM 6/12

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
23.12.1701 - 14.12.1703MidshipmanJedediah Barker ADM 107/2/4ADM107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1695Stationed in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1696Stationed in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1697Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
7.3.1697Paid offADM 51
1698In North AmericaBWAS-1603
1700Sailed to SaleeBWAS-1603
9.7.1702Took the Privateer La Marie de Caillot BWAS-1603
22.8.1703Took the Privateer La Marie BWAS-1603
15.1.1703/4Action against a 46-gun privateer off Dodman Head, losing 36 killed and wounded including the captainBWAS-1603
19.1.1703/4Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1708With Byng's fleet in the North SeaBWAS-1603
12.1708In the BalticBWAS-1603
1710Sailed from Milford with a Newfoundland convoyBWAS-1603
1711In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
13.10.1713Paid offADM 51
7.1714Began middling repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
11.1714Completed middling repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £1624.4.1dBWAS-1603
2.1717Began refitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
23.2.1716/17Ordered reduced to a Sixth RateBWAS-1603
3.1716/17Completed refitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £925.5.1dBWAS-1603
14.1719Paid offADM 51
2.1720Broken up at Deptford to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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