British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Advice' (1698)

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Advice

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Nominal Guns48B065
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyBritish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Advice' (1650) (34)
Ordered24.5.1698BWAS-1603
Acquired1698B065
ShipyardWoodbridge - Suffolk B028
ConstructorFisher Harding (d.1705)B065
CategoryFourth RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the Line B065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Captured27.6.1711B065

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664 
Length of Keel99' 3"Imperial Feet30.1837 
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen551Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen550Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen551 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1698Broadside Weight = 204 Imperial Pound ( 92.514 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

8 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1699 - 9.7.1699CaptainJames Greenway (d.1703): on board from 4.5.1699 ADM 6/5/45ADM 6/510.7.1699 - 21.4.1700CaptainRobert Wynn ADM 6/6/6BWAS-160322.4.1700 - 4.2.1702/3CaptainWilliam Caldwell (d.1718) ADM 6/6/34BWAS-16038.2.1702/3 - 12.7.1705CaptainSalmon Morrice (d.1741) ADM 6/7/86BWAS-160313.7.1705 - 5.1.1706/7CaptainJohn Lowen (d.1711) ADM 6/8/186BWAS-16036.1.1706/7 - 12.1.1709/10CaptainPeter Chamberlain (d.1720) ADM 6/9/38BWAS-160313.1.1709/10 - 24.1.1710/11CaptainJohn Lowen (d.1711) ADM 6/11/19BWAS-160325.1.1710/11 - 27.6.1711CaptainLord Kenneth Sutherland (1679-1733/34) ADM 6/11/102BWAS-1603

14 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.5.1699 - 16.7.1699First LieutenantJonas Hanway (d.1737) ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/510.5.1699 - 16.7.1699Second LieutenantPeter Hussey ADM 6/5/49ADM 6/517.7.1699 - 27.2.1700/1First LieutenantSir Charles Rich (3rd Baronet Rich, of London) (1680-1706) ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/617.7.1699 - 25.2.1702/3Second LieutenantThomas Witts (d.1707) ADM 6/6/17ADM 6/68.4.1700 - 25.2.1702/3First LieutenantEdmund Willey ADM 6/6/31ADM 6/620.8.1702 - 13.1.1702/3Second LieutenantRobert Gifford ADM 6/7/49ADM 6/726.2.1702/3 - 25.12.1704First LieutenantThomas Witts (d.1707) ADM 6/7/96ADM 6/726.2.1702/3 - 30.8.1704Second LieutenantJoshua Banaster (1675-1738) ADM 6/7/96ADM 6/723.8.1704 - 20.12.1706Second LieutenantArthur Field (d.1726) ADM 6/8/90ADM 6/87.1.1706/7 - 10.2.1706/7Second LieutenantThomas Lunn ADM 6/9/38ADM 6/912.3.1706/7 - 16.3.1708/9Second LieutenantThomas Ashton ADM 6/9/56ADM 6/922.1.1707/8 - 16.3.1707/8First LieutenantJohn Borradale ADM 6/9/126ADM 6/917.3.1708/9 - 27.6.1711Second LieutenantFrancis Reed ADM 6/10/89
Commission confirmed 19.9.1709ADM 6/1019.9.1709 - 27.6.1711First LieutenantThomas Ashton ADM 6/10/89ADM 6/10

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
30.4.1700 - 1700Midshipman ExtraThomas Marlow ADM 6/6/38ADM 6/6

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1700Sent to bring the pirate Captain Kidd to EnglandBWAS-1603
20.5.1704Took the 18-gun privateer Le Saint Sulplice (18)
1706To MarylandBWAS-1603
1707Commissioned for the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1603
1708In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1710In the North SeaBWAS-1603
27.6.1711Taken by six French privateers off Great Yarmouth, she lost 60 men killed and woundedBWAS-1603

 
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