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	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.4.1689 - 21.11.1691Captain Thomas Heath (d.1693)BWAS-16031693 - 16.2.1692/93Captain Francis Hilsley (d.1693)BWAS-160317.2.1692/93 - 1693Captain John Perry (1670-1733/34)BWAS-160324.5.1693 - 17.9.1693Captain Cooper Wade (d.1702/3)BWAS-160318.9.1693 - 7.2.1693/94Commander William Carter (d.1703)BWAS-16038.2.1693/94 - 23.8.1694Captain Robert Holliman (d.1702)BWAS-160324.8.1694 - 27.8.1694Captain James Mighells (1667-1733/34) TransferedB0519.1694 - 1694Captain Edward Owen (d.1708)BWAS-160311.2.1696/97 - 20.2.1696/97Commander John Aldred (c.1670-1740) Transfered ADM 6/4/72BWAS-160320.2.1696/97 - 28.7.1697Captain Robert 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

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

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