British ketch 'Blackamoor' (1656)

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Blackamoor
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	19.6.1656	B028
Launched	1656	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Constructor	John TaylorBritish Designer Ship Owner Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1627-1660	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Ketch	B028
Hired out	7.1667	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Keel47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Breadth19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen90Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel47' 0"Imperial Feet14.3256
Breadth19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Burthen90Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 49 Imperial Pound ( 22.2217 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck8 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
165650 BWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1656 - 1659CommanderBWAS-16031660CommanderB05114.11.1664 - 20.2.1664/65CaptainBWAS-160320.2.1664/65 - 19.12.1665Captain†BWAS-160320.12.1665 - 24.11.1667CaptainBWAS-171415.6.1667 - 9.8.1667CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1656Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1603
7.1659Returned to DeptfordBWAS-1603
1660Fishery protectionBWAS-1603
1665Convoy duty in the North Sea until 1667BWAS-1603
8.6.1667Ordered converted into a fireshipBWAS-1603
7.1667Took two Dutch merchantmenBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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