British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sheerness' (1691)

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Sheerness	6671
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.6.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	6.3.1690/91	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program 32-Gunner (1689)	B028
Constructor	J BattBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Razeed	8.1717	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Sheerness' (1717) (20) 1717-1730 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck105' 9"Imperial Feet32.0497
Length of Keel89' 3"Imperial Feet27.1357
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen359 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.3.1690/91Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1689145Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
c.7.3.1690/91 - 25.6.1692Captain† ADM 107/2/167BWAS-1603c.25.6.1692 - aft.12.2.1692/93Captain ADM 107/2/167BWAS-160313.1.1692/93 - 10.9.1693CaptainBWAS-160311.9.1693 - 17.5.1694Captain ADM 107/2/167BWAS-160318.5.1694 - 29.1.1696/97Captain Transfered ADM 107/2/167BWAS-16034.3.1696/97 - 1698Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/80BWAS-160322.2.1700/1 - 24.4.1701Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/59ADM 6/625.4.1701 - 13.10.1702Captain ADM 6/6/25BWAS-160314.10.1702 - 21.1.1705/6Captain ADM 6/7/62
Confirmed 28.11.1702BWAS-160322.1.1705/6 - 7.12.1714Captain ADM 6/8/229BWAS-1603

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1693 - 28.4.1699Lieutenant ADM 6/3/35
Issued by
Confirmed 13.2.1695ADM 6/322.2.1700/1 - 9.12.1701Lieutenant ADM 6/6/59ADM 6/610.12.1701 - 19.8.1703Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/125ADM 6/620.8.1703 - 8.4.1706Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/164
Confirmed 16.3.1704/5ADM 6/89.4.1706 - 9.2.1707/8Lieutenant ADM 6/8/249ADM 6/810.2.1707/8 - 19.1.1712/13Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/135ADM 6/920.1.1712/13 - 2.2.1712/13Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/241ADM 6/113.2.1712/13 - 7.12.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/243ADM 6/11

9 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 26.9.1695Boatswain ADM 6/3/80ADM 6/314.10.1695 - 17.12.1696Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/86ADM 6/31696 - 17.12.1696Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/55ADM 6/41696 - 4.1.1696/97Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/418.12.1696 - 1696Boatswain ADM 6/4/55ADM 6/45.1.1696/97 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/410.1.1703/4 - 1704Boatswain ADM 6/8/116
Confirmed 4.12.1704ADM 6/829.1.1703/4 - 1704Gunner ADM 6/8/116
Confirmed 4.12.1704ADM 6/88.11.1704 - 1704Carpenter ADM 6/8/116
Confirmed 4.12.1704ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
1691Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1603
6.1693Sailed with the Smyrna ConvoyBWAS-1603
30.4.1694In action defending a convoy in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1697Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1702Stationed off DunkirkBWAS-1603
1703Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1704Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1603
1705Stationed in the North SeaBWAS-1603
1706Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1603
21.6.1709Took the Privateer
1712In the Firth of ForthBWAS-1603
11.1712Began large repair at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1603
1713'owling'BWAS-1603
2.1713Completed large repair at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £928.11.0dBWAS-1603
12.1714Paid offBWAS-1603
2.1717Began refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire BWAS-1603
23.2.1716/17Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
8.1717Completed refitting at Portsmouth - Hampshire at a cost of £4387.9.5dBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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