British Fifth Rate frigate 'Play Prize' (1689)

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Nominal Guns	30	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant east indiaman 'Barnardiston' (1671) (30)
Captured	12.5.1689	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	29.8.1689	B028
Shipyard	London - Thames	EICS
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk as Breakwater	4.8.1697	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck97' 6"Imperial Feet29.5874
Length of Keel87' 0"Imperial Feet26.5176
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen367 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1689 - 1690Captain Andrew Cotten (d.1693)B05126.7.1690 - 1692Captain James BuckBWAS-16031692 - 1694Captain Frederick Weighman (d.1696/97)BWAS-160329.5.1694 - 16.10.1694Captain William Lindsey (d.1694)† Discharged DeadBWAS-160318.10.1694 - 13.1.1694/95Captain Edward Bowles (d.1694/95)†BWAS-16035.2.1694/95 - 6.2.1694/95Captain Edward Doyley (d.1703)BWAS-16036.2.1694/95 - 16.8.1695Captain Richard Jackson (d.1695)†BWAS-160319.8.1695 - 1697Captain William Russell (d.1703) ADM 6/4/72
Confirmed 10.2.1696/97ADM 6/4

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1694 - 1697Lieutenant Thomas Dieas ADM 6/4/73
Confirmed 10.2.1696/97ADM 6/4

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.12.1691 - 2.8.1693Volunteer William Dring (c.1673-?) ADM 107/1/91ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
12.5.1689Captured by Nonsuch and TigerBWAS-1603
1694Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
4.8.1697Ordered sunk as a breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1603
29.8.1698PurchasedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

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