British fireship 'Blaze' (1739)

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Blaze
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	12.1739	BWAS-1714
Purchased	7.9.1739	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1.3.1739/40	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	4.1742	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck79' 9 ½"Imperial Feet24.0919
Length of Keel61' 8"'Imperial Feet18.5928
Breadth23' 6"Imperial Feet7.0612
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen181 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.9.1739Broadside Weight = 26 Imperial Pound ( 11.7912 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.174045 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1739/40 - 24.4.1740Commander: on board from 5.3.1739/40 ADM 6/15/252ADM 6/1525.4.1740 - 12.10.1740Commander ADM 6/15/281BWAS-171412.10.1740 - 4.3.1740/41Commander ADM 6/15/350ADM 6/155.3.1740/41 - 26.3.1742Commander ADM 6/15/392BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.3.1739/40 - 1.9.1740Lieutenant ADM 6/15/253ADM 6/1523.7.1741 - 13.4.1742Lieutenant ADM 6/16/446ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
7.9.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £642.14.4dBWAS-1714
20.9.1739Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.5.1740Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1941.12.2dBWAS-1714
2.1742

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
7.4.1742

Breaking up completed at Woolwich

BWAS-1714
13.4.1742

Paid off

ADM 33

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile America

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/15 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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