British fireship 'Sampson' (1678)

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Sampson	6423
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1678	B028
First Commissioned	70.5.1678	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Deleted from list	14.3.1688/89	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel78' 0"Imperial Feet23.7744
Breadth24' 1"Imperial Feet7.3216
Depth in Hold10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Draught Aft12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen240 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
167845 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1678 - 1678Captain John MaineBWAS-160316.4.1680 - 21.12.1680Captain Peter Pickard (d.1701/2)BWAS-160322.12.1680 - 14.11.1681Captain Benjamin PooleBWAS-1603

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
2.7.1689 - 3.8.1690Quarter Gunner William Hickson (c.1652-?) Transfered ADM 107/1/81ADM 107/1

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 107/1 Archive

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