British sloop 'Weazle' (1704)

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Weazle
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.3.1703/4	BWAS-1603
Acquired	9.9.1704	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	6.9.1704	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	B028
Designed by	Edward DummerBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Edward DummerBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	20.11.1712	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck71' 11"Imperial Feet21.6662
Length of Keel59 11 ½"Imperial Feet0.0127
Breadth20' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet6.1024
Depth in Hold7' 1 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463
Burthen128 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 13.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.1223 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck8 British Minions
Upper Gun Deck2 British Falconet

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170480 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.9.1704 - 14.11.1704Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/92ADM 6/815.11.1704 - 25.11.1705CommanderBWAS-160327.11.1705 - 23.9.1706Commander ADM 6/8/205BWAS-160324.9.1706 - 18.12.1707Commander ADM 6/9/104
Confirmed 22.11.1707BWAS-160317.1.1707/8 - 16.2.1708/9Commander Transfered ADM 6/9/122BWAS-160317.2.1708/9 - 6.1.1709/10Commander ADM 6/10/33BWAS-16037.1.1709/10 - 6.7.1710Commander Transfered ADM 6/11/18BWAS-16037.7.1710 - 22.9.1712Commander ADM 6/11/56BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.9.1704 - 5.3.1704/5Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/93ADM 6/821.3.1705/6 - 18.12.1707Lieutenant ADM 6/9/104
Confirmed 22.11.1707ADM 6/921.1.1707/8 - 6.3.1708/9Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/126ADM 6/97.2.1710/11 - 6.8.1711Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/105ADM 6/117.8.1711 - 24.9.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/11/155ADM 6/1125.9.1711 - 18.4.1712Lieutenant ADM 6/11/163ADM 6/1119.4.1712 - 22.9.1712Lieutenant ADM 6/11/206ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
1704Commissioned for fishery protection in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1706Fishery protection in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1707Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
18.12.1707Paid offADM 33
1708In the North Sea, until 1712BWAS-1603
22.9.1712Paid offADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

ADM 6/8 Archive

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