British Fifth Rate pinnace 'Moon' (1586)

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Moon
Nominal Guns	13	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1586	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Pinnace	BWAS-1603
Condemned	1626	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel50' 0"Imperial Feet15.24
Breadth17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen59Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1588Broadside Weight = 17.5 Imperial Pound ( 7.93635 kg)TRN1
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck1 British Light Guns

1603Broadside Weight = 24.75 Imperial Pound ( 11.22425 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck5 British Saker
Gun Deck6 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British Falcon

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
15884030 sailors, 5 gunners and 5 soldiersTRN1
160240 BWAS-1603

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1588CaptainBWAS-16031589CaptainBWAS-16031.3.1590/91 - 4.8.1591Captain: on board from 1592BWAS-16031594CaptainBWAS-16031596CaptainNRS1571597CaptainNRS1571598CaptainNRS1571598CaptainNRS1571599CaptainBWAS-16031601 - 1602CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1588The Spanish Armada
5.1588The Spanish Armada
1592With Lord Thomas Howard to the AzoresBWAS-1603
1594On the Irish StationBWAS-1603
21.6.1596Attack on Cadiz Harbour
1599On the Irish StationBWAS-1603
1601On the Irish StationBWAS-1603
1602Rebuilt at Chatham to 100 tons BMBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

TRN1William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by John Button on Thursday 3rd of December 2015 11:38

There is an error. Commander 1601-1602 should be Thomas Button, not Bulton. He became Admiral Sir Thomas Button.

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