British storeship 'Elephant' (1705)

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Elephant
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	14.2.1704/5
First Commissioned	6.10.1705	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Storeship	B028
Hulked	1.6.1709	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck102' 6"Imperial Feet31.1658
Length of Keel86' 7 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth26' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet7.9312
Depth in Hold11' 10"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen322 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1705Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.170540 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1705 - 2.4.1706Captain and Master Transfered ADM 6/8/195BWAS-160319.4.1706 - 30.5.1708Captain ADM 6/8/251BWAS-160331.5.1708 - 1.6.1709Captain ADM 6/9/168BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
6.8.1705Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £860.0.0dBWAS-1603
8.11.1705

Established as a Fifth Rate

BWAS-1603
1.6.1709

Hulked at Port Mahon

BWAS-1603
1.6.1709Paid offADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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