British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Saint Albans' (1687)

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Saint Albans	6321
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.4.1682	B028
Acquired	6.1687	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	22.10.1688
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Fisher Harding (d.1705)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	8.12.1693	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck128' 4"Imperial Feet39.018
Length of Keel107' 3"Imperial Feet32.6245
Breadth32' 10"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878
Draught Aft15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen615Tons BM

Armament

10.1688Broadside Weight = 390 Imperial Pound ( 176.865 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 British Demi-Culverin

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1688 - 1689CaptainJohn Laton (d.1690/91)BWAS-16031690 - 6.1692CaptainRichard Fitzpatrick (d.1727)BWAS-16036.1692 - 8.12.1693CaptainThomas Gillam (d.1693)BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1692Vice-AdmiralSir Ralph Delavall (c.1641-1706/7)EWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1692 - 1693Second LieutenantChristopher Coulsea (d.1698)B051

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.3.1690/91 - 15.10.1692Volunteer-per-orderJames Wilson (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/65ADM 107/130.10.1692 - 6.1.1692/93Master's MateRobert Hobbs ADM 107/1/23ADM 107/118.12.1692 - 12.1.1692/93MidshipmanWilliam Hamilton (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/76ADM 107/131.8.1693 - 16.2.1693/94MidshipmanRoger Chapman (c.1648-?) ADM 107/1/62ADM 107/1

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
10.12.1688 - 13.2.1688/89Able SeamanJoseph Winder (c.1661-1737/38) ADM 107/1/52ADM 107/16.8.1690 - 17.12.1692VolunteerWilliam Hamilton (c.1672-?) ADM 107/1/76ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1688In Dartmouth's fleetBWAS-1603
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
18.7.1690Took the Privateer Frigate La Conception (32) off Rame Head losing losing 4 killed and 7 woundedBWAS-1603
29.8.1691Took the Privateer Ship Le Juste Royale (18) BWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
6.1692Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1.6.1692Action at Cherbourg
10.1692Sailed homeBWAS-1603
1693Off the Irish coastBWAS-1603
8.12.1693Wrecked at KinsaleBWAS-1603

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

EWIKIVariousWeb Site

B051John CharnockDigital Book

ADM 107/1 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Thursday 29th of September 2016 21:49

1688: 30 x 6-pdrs,4 x 3-pdrs

50-guns: lower deck 20-culverins, 30-sakers elsewhere

Source: British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714

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