British Fifth Rate frigate 'Milford' (1695)

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Milford	5402
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.5.1694	BWAS-1603
Acquired	6.3.1694/95	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1695	B028
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner	B028
Constructor	William Hubbard	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	7.1.1696/97	B028
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frégate-vaisseau de 2ème ordre (demi-batterie) 'Le Milfort' (1697) (32)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck107' 10"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel90' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth28' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen386 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

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

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1.1694/95 - 7.1.1696/97Captain Thomas LiellBWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1694/95 - 29.1.1695/96Lieutenant Thomas Browne (c.1659-?) ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/330.1.1695/96 - 7.1.1696/97Lieutenant Nicholas Snow ADM 6/3/122ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1695Commissioned for the North Sea on fishery protection dutiesBWAS-1603
7.1.1697

Taken by French ships in the North Sea

BWAS-1603
7.1.1697Taken by La Demi Lune (16) ref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/3 Archive

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 15th of April 2020 16:29

Just the one, who has been moved

Posted by regis on Wednesday 15th of April 2020 16:22

The officers must be on the next Milford , impossible after his capture

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