British fireship 'Vulcan' (1739)

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Vulcan	7366
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	12.1739	BWAS-1714
Purchased	7.9.1739	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.3.1739/40	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Hulked	10.1743	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck88' 10"Imperial Feet26.8224
Length of Keel70' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet21.3551
Breadth25' 11 ⅛"Imperial Feet7.6232
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen253 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1739/4045 BWAS-1714

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1739/40 - 28.7.1740CommanderJohn Strutt ADM 6/15/252BWAS-171429.7.1740 - 6.1741CommanderThomas Pellatt ADM 6/15/316BWAS-171414.10.1742 - 18.12.1743CommanderLachlan Leslie (d.1762) ADM 6/16/163
Commission confirmed 30.3.1743ADM 6/16

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.3.1739/40 - 22.6.1740LieutenantRichard Kingsley (d.1742) ADM 6/15/253ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 16.6.1741LieutenantAlexander Bruce (d.1748) ADM 6/15/339ADM 6/1517.6.1741 - 25.6.1741LieutenantJohn Neale ADM 6/15/21
Commission confirmed 27.2.1741/42ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £987.11.5dBWAS-1714
26.9.1739Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.5.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2624.16.4dBWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
6.1741At JamaicaBWAS-1714
10.1743Condemned as a hulk at JamaicaBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Hunter purchased from Mr Wallis

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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