British fireship 'Owner's Love' (1688)

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Owner's Love

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Nominal Guns10B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased12.1688BWAS-1603
First Commissioned2.4.1689
ShipyardUnknownB028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeFireship
Wrecked28.7.1697B028

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
B028Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
BWAS-1603British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
B051Biographia Navalis - Volume IIIJohn CharnockDigital Book
 
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