British Sixth Rate ship 'Queenborough' (1694)

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Queenborough	6030
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.4.1694	BWAS-1714
Acquired	22.12.1694	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sheerness - Kent	B028
Ship Class	Maidstone Group	B028
Designed by	The Navy Board	B028
Constructor	William Bagwell (d.bef.1697/98)	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	20.8.1719	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 4"Imperial Feet29.2777
Length of Keel80' 4 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Breadth24' 9"Imperial Feet7.3724
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen261 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1694/95Broadside Weight = 68 Imperial Pound ( 30.838 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1694/95110EstablishmentBWAS-1714

23 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1694 - 4.3.1694/95Captain Horatio Townsend (d.1697/98)BWAS-16034.3.1694/95 - 11.3.1694/95Captain John Moses (d.1703)BWAS-171411.3.1694/95 - 6.5.1695Captain Theophilus Hodgson (d.1695)† ADM 6/3/40ADM 6/38.5.1695 - 17.5.1697Captain Thomas Swanton (d.1722/23) ADM 6/3/55ADM 6/318.5.1697 - 9.11.1698Captain Martin Gardiner (d.1698) ADM 6/4/99BWAS-17149.11.1698 - 12.1.1698/99Captain John Oake (d.1699)BWAS-171412.1.1698/99 - 29.2.1699/1700Captain Rupert Billingsley (d.1720) ADM 6/6/49
Commission confirmed 20.11.1700BWAS-17141.3.1699/1700 - 17.1.1699/1700Captain Henry Crofts (d.1702) ADM 6/6/24BWAS-171418.1.1700/1 - 30.11.1701Captain and Master Edward Owen (d.1708) ADM 6/6/53BWAS-17141.12.1701 - 13.1.1701/2Captain Edward Dursley (d.1702) ADM 6/6/123ADM 6/614.1.1701/2 - 27.8.1702Captain Thomas Day (d.1703) ADM 6/6/130BWAS-171428.8.1702 - 23.3.1703/4Commander Abraham Tudor (d.1708/9)BWAS-171424.3.1703/4 - 14.11.1704Commander William Herriott (d.1735) ADM 6/8/66BWAS-171415.11.1704 - 23.6.1707Commander John Jephcott ADM 6/8/111BWAS-171424.6.1707 - 13.3.1707/8Commander Chaloner Ogle (1681-1750) ADM 6/9/76BWAS-171414.3.1707/8 - 17.3.1708/9Commander Charles Browne (c.1678-1753) ADM 6/9/172
Commission confirmed 23.6.1708BWAS-171417.3.1708/9 - 23.4.1712Commander Michael PolkinghorneBWAS-171424.4.1712 - 16.6.1713Commander Thomas Whorwood (d.1745/46) ADM 6/11/206BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 13.12.1714Captain and Master Thomas Whorwood (d.1745/46) ADM 6/11/263ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 25.7.1715Captain and Master Thomas Whorwood (d.1745/46) ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1226.7.1715 - 13.7.1716Captain and Master Charles Kendall (d.1743/44) ADM 6/12/47BWAS-171414.7.1716 - 11.4.1717Captain and Master Edward Whitworth (d.1721) ADM 6/12/74ADM 6/1212.4.1717 - 24.2.1718/19Captain George Fairley ADM 6/12/97BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1694/95 - 29.2.1699/1700Lieutenant Edward Briscoe (c.1666-?) ADM 6/3/11ADM 6/31.3.1699/1700 - 11.12.1701Lieutenant Jeremiah Fownes ADM 6/6/24ADM 6/629.1.1701/2 - 30.7.1705Lieutenant Jacob Hughes ADM 6/7/2ADM 6/731.7.1705 - 4.6.1706Lieutenant John Bilton (c.1688-?) ADM 6/8/188ADM 6/827.8.1705 - 3.9.1706Lieutenant Samuel Francklin (d.1707) ADM 6/8/191ADM 6/816.5.1706 - 13.12.1714Lieutenant Martin Bond (c.1670-1732) ADM 6/8/254ADM 6/814.12.1714 - 26.12.1715Lieutenant Martin Bond (c.1670-1732) ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1227.7.1715 - 19.7.1716Lieutenant Edmund Strengthfield ADM 6/12/47ADM 6/1220.7.1716 - 9.1.1717/18Lieutenant John Curtis ADM 6/12/74ADM 6/1210.1.1717/18 - 16.1.1717/18Lieutenant James Scott ADM 6/12/109ADM 6/1217.1.1717/18 - 24.2.1718/19Lieutenant Peter Peters (d.1754) ADM 6/12/110ADM 6/12

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.3.1699/1700 - 23.2.1700/1Midshipman Extra Edward Manning ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1694/95CommissionedBWAS-1714
29.3.1695Took the Privateer L'Espérance BWAS-1603
8.7.1697Took the Privateer Le Saint Antoine (52) in the ChannelBWAS-1603
7.8.1697Took the Privateer Le Surprenant in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1698In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1700For the BalticBWAS-1714
1702In the North SeaBWAS-1714
1709Reportedly a great repair at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
1709Recommissioned for the Glasgow stationBWAS-1714
1713Owling
7.1715Recommissioned for the Firth of ForthBWAS-1714
7.1715Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
8.1715Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1157.12.2dBWAS-1603
1717Baltic convoysBWAS-1714
24.2.1718/19Paid offADM33
20.8.1719Sold at Deptford for £102BWAS-1714

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