British fireship 'Owner's Love' (1688)

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Owner's Love	5661
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	12.1688	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	2.4.1689
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship
Wrecked	28.7.1697	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Keel71' 2"Imperial Feet21.6916
Breadth22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen191 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
168940 BWAS-1603

10 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.4.1689 - 1690CaptainThomas Heath (d.1693)BWAS-160317.2.1691/92 - 1693CaptainJohn Perry (1670-1733/34)BWAS-16031693 - 2.5.1693CaptainFrancis Hilsley (d.1693)†BWAS-160324.5.1693 - 17.9.1693CaptainCooper Wade (d.1702/3)BWAS-160318.9.1693 - 7.2.1693/94CommanderWilliam Carter (d.1703)BWAS-16038.2.1693/94 - 23.8.1694CaptainRobert Holliman (d.1702)BWAS-160324.8.1694 - 9.1694CaptainJames Mighells (1667-1733/34)B0519.1694 - 1694CaptainEdward Owen (d.1708)BWAS-160311.2.1696/97 - 4.1697CommanderJohn Aldred (c.1670-1740) ADM 6/4/72BWAS-160320.2.1696/97 - 28.7.1697CaptainRobert Lloyd: on board from 4.1697 ADM 6/4/75BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1688Purchased from John WattsBWAS-1603
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
28.7.1697Bilged and crushed in ice while re-supplying British outposts in Hudson's BayBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

B051John CharnockDigital Book

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