British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Carlisle' (1693)

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Carlisle
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.12.1691	BWAS-1603
Acquired	11.2.1692/93	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	2.1693	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1691 Program - 60 gun 4th Rates (1691)	BWAS-1603
Designed by	John TippettsBritish Ship Builder Service 1650-1692	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Wrecked	28.1.1695/96	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel118' 10"Imperial Feet35.9664
Breadth38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold15' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen912 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.2.1692/93Broadside Weight = 410 Imperial Pound ( 185.9354 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck12 British Saker
Forecastle4 British Saker
Roundhouse2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1691365Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1693 - 18.12.1694CaptainBWAS-160319.12.1694 - 28.1.1695/96CaptainBWAS-1603

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1696 - 28.1.1695/96Gunner ADM 6/4/77ADM 6/41696 - 28.1.1695/96Purser ADM 6/4/28ADM 6/41696 - 28.1.1695/96Boatswain ADM 6/3/140ADM 6/31696 - 28.1.1695/96Carpenter ADM 6/3/140ADM 6/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
17.12.1694 - 28.1.1695/96Captain's Servant ADM 107/2/38ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1693Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
8.1.1695Action of 1695-01-18
28.1.1695/96Wrecked on the Shipwash sandbank in the ThamesBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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