British Fifth Rate ship 'Sapphire' (1675)

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Sapphire	6428
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.9.1674	B028
Acquired	6.1675	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	13.6.1675	B028
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	B028
Constructor	Sir Anthony Deane (1633-1721)	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk in Action	11.9.1696	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck105' 8"Imperial Feet32.0446
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth26' 10"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Draught Aft13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Burthen340 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1677Broadside Weight = 114.5 Imperial Pound ( 51.926 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Lower Gun Deck10 British Saker
Lower Gun Deck4 British Minions

1685Broadside Weight = 82 Imperial Pound ( 37.187 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck16 British 8-Pound Saker
Upper Gun Deck10 British Minions
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1674135Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
1674115Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
167490Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.6.1675 - 10.9.1677Captain Thomas Harman (d.1677)†BWAS-160317.9.1677 - 12.4.1679Captain Cloudisley Shovell (1650-1707)B05112.4.1679 - 3.5.1679Captain William BlaggeBWAS-16035.5.1679 - 24.2.1679/80Captain Cloudisley Shovell (1650-1707)B05123.3.1680/81 - 14.10.1685Captain Anthony Hastings (d.1692)BWAS-160311.7.1686 - 5.1689Captain John TosyerBWAS-16035.1689 - 7.1689Captain William Bokenham (d.1702)BWAS-16037.1689 - 10.4.1690Captain Christopher MyngsBWAS-160311.4.1690 - 1693Captain James Killigrew (d.1694/95)BWAS-16031693Captain Hovenden Walker (1666-1725)BWAS-16031694 - 1695Captain Robert WynnBWAS-16031695 - 23.1.1695/96Captain John Lytcott (d.1697)BWAS-160324.1.1695/96 - 11.9.1696Captain Thomas Cleasbey (d.1718) ADM 6/3/120BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
bef.9.1676 - aft.21.5.1677Lieutenant John Neville (d.1697) ADM 8/1/78ADM814.12.1695 - 10.2.1696/97Lieutenant James Brothers ADM 6/3/101ADM 6/3

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.9.1690 - 13.12.1690Midshipman James Johnson ADM 107/1/52ADM 107/114.12.1690 - 16.9.1691Master's Mate James Johnson ADM 107/1/52ADM 107/123.10.1693 - 17.1.1693/94Midshipman John Hay (c.1667-?) ADM 107/1/88ADM 107/113.2.1695/96 - 11.9.1696Midshipman Robert Prosser (c.1674-1738) ADM 107/1/355ADM 107/1

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
15.4.1685 - 4.4.1688Captain's Clerk John Graheurs (c.1670-?) ADM 107/1/33ADM 107/121.3.1689/90 - 5.9.1690Able Seaman James Johnson ADM 107/1/52ADM 107/112.12.1690 - 20.4.1692Able Seaman Samuel Oates (c.1645-?) ADM 107/1/32ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
13.6.1675Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1.1676At GenoaBWAS-1603
30.8.1677Took the Ship Date Tree (28) BWAS-1603
10.9.1677

In action with the Algerian Golden Horse

BWAS-1603
10.9.1677Sapphire vs Golden Horse
9.9.1681Took the Ship Half Moon (32) at AlgiersBWAS-1603
1689Sailed to New EnglandBWAS-1603
4.1690Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
7.1691captured a large French privateerBWAS-1603
1693On the Irish stationBWAS-1603
1696Convoy to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
11.9.1696abandoned and burnt to avoid capture by a French squadron in the Bay of Bulls, NewfoundlandBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

ADM8Authority, Document

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Friday 20th of October 2017 12:16

Maybe victim of the 1696 campaign of the privateers of Noel Danycan

Posted by Brian on Saturday 23rd of January 2016 19:55

London Gazette, 1696, Falmouth Oct. 19 - A vessel has come into this Port in 16 days from Newfoundland, having on board divers passengers; who give an account that on the 11th of last month, 7 or 8 French Privateers, some of them carrying 40 to 50 guns, came into the Bay of bulls and took or destroyed several of our fishing ships; the Sapphire, a Fifth rate, one of their convoys, fought the enemy until she was disabled, and then the Captain set the ship on fire, and retired with his men on shore. The French landed and destroyed the settlement there, and afterwards did the like at other places.

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