British fireship 'Strombolo' (1739)

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Strombolo	6920
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	19.12.1739	BWAS-1714
Purchased	7.9.1739	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.2.1743/44	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Length of Keel70' 6"Imperial Feet21.4884
Breadth24' 0 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen216 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1739/40Broadside Weight = 26 Imperial Pound ( 11.7912 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1739/40 - 20.7.1740Commander Thomas Langstaffe (d.1742) ADM 6/15/252BWAS-171421.7.1740 - 23.2.1740/41Commander William Hay ADM 6/15/313BWAS-171424.2.1740/41 - 8.6.1741Commander Charles Holmes (1711-1761) Transfered ADM 6/15/451ADM 6/159.6.1741 - 11.9.1741Commander Philip Durell (1707-1766) Transfered ADM 6/16/195
Confirmed 5.7.1743ADM 6/166.2.1741/42 - 14.1.1743/44Commander Edmund Beavor (c.1702-1745) ADM 6/16/256
Confirmed 30.12.1743BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.2.1742/43 - 14.1.1743/44Lieutenant John Armstrong (d.bef.1753) ADM 6/16/260ADM 6/16

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £866.17.10dBWAS-1714
20.9.1739Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
7.5.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2303.14.9dBWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
7.1741Operations against Santiago
13.1.1743/44Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
9.2.1743/44Sold at Woolwich for £156BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

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