British fireship 'Charles' (1688)

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Charles
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	8.1688	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	8.4.1689	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Expended as Fireship	5.7.1695	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen90Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
168120 BWAS-1603

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.4.1689 - 17.11.1690CaptainBWAS-1603bef.13.7.1692 - aft.24.9.1692CaptainADM 1066.1.1692/93 - 25.11.1693Captain ADM 6/3/228BWAS-160326.5.1694Captain TransferedBWAS-16033.1.1694/95 - 20.1.1694/95Captain ADM 6/3/25ADM 6/321.1.1694/95 - 24.3.1694/95Commander Transfered ADM 6/3/11ADM 6/325.3.1695 - 5.7.1695Captain ADM 6/3/42ADM 6/3

8 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1691 - 27.10.1691CookADM/A27.10.1691 - 5.7.1695Cook ADM 6/5/76ADM/A1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/87ADM 6/31695 - 20.1.1694/95Gunner ADM 6/3/72ADM 6/31695 - 5.7.1695Boatswain ADM 6/3/76ADM 6/31695 - 5.7.1695Boatswain ADM 6/3/137ADM 6/314.1.1694/95 - 5.7.1695Cook ADM 6/3/29ADM 6/321.1.1694/95 - 5.7.1695Gunner ADM 6/3/30ADM 6/3

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.9.1694 - 14.2.1694/95Master's Mate ADM 107/1/100ADM 107/118.1.1694/95 - 5.7.1695Coxswain ADM 107/2/31ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
17.11.1690Paid offADM 33
25.11.1693

Paid off

ADM 33
3.10.1694Paid offADM 33
5.7.1695Expended at St MaloBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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