British bomb vessel 'Serpent' (1695)

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Serpent	6601
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1694/95	B028
Acquired	5.4.1695	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	Serpent Class	B028
Constructor	Robert Lee (d.1698)	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Captured	15.10.1703	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425
Length of Keel49' 8"Imperial Feet14.9578
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen139 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/2" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169530Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1695 - 1696CommanderThomas Mitchell ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/32.3.1695/96 - 1696CommanderWagdolen Baker (d.1704) ADM 6/3/133BWAS-160323.5.1701 - 10.1.1704/5CommanderWilliam Jones (d.1708) ADM 6/6/97BWAS-16031703 - 15.10.1703CommanderJohn Williams (d.1711)BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1695 - 27.2.1695/96CommanderJohn Holmes ADM 6/3/72ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1696At the NoreBWAS-1603
1701Sailed for the West Indies at the end of the yearBWAS-1603
15.10.1703Taken by a French 24-gun privateer in the Western ApproachesBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/3 Archive

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