British hired hospital ship 'Smyrna Factor' (1702)

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Smyrna Factor
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British hired ship 'Smyrna Factor' (1692) (24) 1692-1696 British 24 Gun Hired Ship
Acquired	10.2.1701/2	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Hospital Ship	BWAS-1603
Returned to Owners	14.6.1709	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel85' 2"Imperial Feet25.9182
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Burthen355 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170245 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.2.1701/2 - 7.2.1702/3Captain ADM 6/7/8ADM 6/78.2.1702/3 - 30.1.1704/5Captain ADM 6/7/86ADM 6/731.1.1704/5 - 23.12.1705Captain ADM 6/8/145ADM 6/824.12.1705 - 1706Commander ADM 6/8/212ADM 6/8

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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