British bomb vessel 'Furnace' (1695)

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Furnace

4390
Nominal Guns4B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.1.1694/95B028
Keel Laid Down18.4.1695B028
Acquired18.4.1695B028
ShipyardHorsleydown Wharf - Bermondsey B028
Ship ClassSerpent Class (1695)B028
Constructor
John & Richard WellsBritish
Ship Builder
B028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeBomb VesselB028
Broken Up10.11.1725B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425 
Length of Keel50' 6"Imperial Feet15.3924 
Breadth23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273 
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen144 21⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


18.4.1695Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/2" Mortar

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169530Design Complement

17 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1695 - 3.10.1695Commander
John HellingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1795
ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/32.3.1695/96 - 28.9.1696Commander
John HellingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1795
ADM 3329.2.1696/97 - 31.3.1699Commander
John HellingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1795
Transfered ADM 6/3/133ADM 6/318.3.1701/2 - 5.4.1702Captain and Master
Henry TurvilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1693-1707
Transfered ADM 6/7/20ADM 6/730.4.1702 - 1.9.1702Commander
John MartinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1705
ADM 6/7/31BWAS-160318.12.1704 - 5.2.1705/6Commander
William FaulknorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1718
Transfered ADM 6/8/123BWAS-16036.2.1705/6 - 13.2.1705/6Commander
Caleb WadeBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1704-1715
ADM 6/8/228ADM 6/810.3.1707/8 - 25.3.1710Commander
Edmund HookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1739
ADM 6/9/146BWAS-160326.3.1710 - 19.11.1711Commander
William ProbynBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1713
ADM 6/11/172
Confirmed 25.10.1711BWAS-16031.4.1713 - 25.9.1713Commander
Hercules BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698-1726
ADM 6/11/254BWAS-160325.11.1713 - 3.9.1714Commander
Walter RossBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1714
ADM 6/11/277BWAS-16034.9.1714 - 19.11.1714Commander
Edward WhitworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1721
ADM 6/12/16
Confirmed 10.1.1714/15ADM 6/1220.11.1714 - 6.5.1715Commander
Thomas KnightleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1719
ADM 6/12/48
Confirmed 27.7.1715BWAS-160330.7.1719 - 10.2.1719/20Commander
Joseph WattsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1720
Transfered ADM 6/12/176ADM 6/1211.2.1719/20 - 7.11.1721Commander
Christopher HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1721
ADM 6/12/194BWAS-16037.12.1721 - 28.12.1721Commander
Robert LongBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1748
Transfered ADM 6/13/25ADM 6/1329.12.1721 - 13.2.1721/22Commander
James HanwayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1722
ADM 6/13/28ADM 6/13

9 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.4.1695 - 30.12.1695Boatswain
John SinclearBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
Transfered ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/319.4.1695 - 1.3.1695/96Carpenter
Olman HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/326.4.1695 - 24.1.1695/96Gunner
Edward BrookesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
Transfered ADM 6/3/52ADM 6/311.5.1695 - 4.3.1696/97Cook
John AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1699
Transfered ADM 6/3/56ADM 6/32.3.1695/96 - 1696Carpenter
James RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/3/134ADM 6/32.3.1695/96 - 1696Gunner
John BignallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM 6/3/134ADM 6/34.3.1695/96 - 1696Boatswain
Mark VadenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM 6/3/135ADM 6/324.7.1719 - 5.8.1719Carpenter
Nicholas ActonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1727
Transfered ADM 6/12/175ref:178810.1.1723/24 - bef.10.11.1725Carpenter
Joseph AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1724-1748
ADM 6/13/62ref:1788

Service History


DateEventSource
3.10.1695Paid offADM 33
28.9.1696Paid offADM 33
1.9.1702

Paid off at Portsmouth Dockyard

ADM 33
6.3.1705/6

Paid off

ADM 33
1708Present at the attack on St ValeryBWAS-1603
1709In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1711Began repairs at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
9.11.1711

Paid off

ADM 33
1713Completed repairs at Deptford - London at a cost of £982.2.8dBWAS-1603
25.9.1713Paid offADM 33
6.5.1715

Paid off

ADM 33
1716Began small repair at Woolwich - London BWAS-1603
1719Completed small repair at Woolwich - London at a cost of £142.19.9dBWAS-1603
1719Began repairs at Deptford - London BWAS-1603
12.1719Completed repairs at Deptford - London at a cost of £1579.18.3dBWAS-1603
1720Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1603
7.11.1721Paid offADM 33
13.2.1721/22

Paid off

ADM 33
10.11.1725

Break up completed at Deptford

BWAS-1603

 
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