Dutch snow 'Mercurius' (1702)

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Wellesley (Unknown) 1801-1804
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1801)
Nassau (64) 1785-1799
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1786)
Redbridge (14) 1798-1803
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
(1798)
Brunswick (Unknown) 1792-1805
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1792)
Snake (18) 1797-1816
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1797)
Melpomene (38) 1794-1815
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Raisonable (64) 1768-1815
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1768)
Ambuscade (32) 1773-1798
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1773)
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Service 1790-1795
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Mercurius
Nominal Guns	16	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1702	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Unrated	M01
Ship Type	Snow	M01
Sailing Rig	Snow	M01
Last Mentioned	1708	M01

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck78' 0"Amsterdam Feet22.0818 (72′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth21' 8 ¼"Amsterdam Feet5.9515 (19′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet2.8439 (9′ 3″ Imperial)

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1703KapiteinDWAS-16001704 - 1705KapiteinDWAS-16001705 - 22.6.1705KapiteinDWAS-16001706KapiteinDWAS-16001707KapiteinDWAS-16001708KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
22.6.1705

Engaged with "two French ships of which the one 38 pieces with 250 men, and the other 22 pieces conducted with 210 men" and taken. Retaken later

22.6.1705Taken by the French

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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