British fireship 'Hopewell' (1690)
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Hopewell
4774
Nominal Guns
8
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Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
11.8.1690
B028
Shipyard
Unknown
B028
Category
Unrated
B028
Ship Type
Fireship
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Expended as Fireship
4.6.1692
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Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Burthen
157
Tons BM
3 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
19.8.1690
-
9.1690
Commander
Robert Wilmot
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1695
Transfered
BWAS-1603
19.1.1690/91
-
16.2.1691/92
Captain
Edward Bibb
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1992
BWAS-1603
17.2.1691/92
-
4.6.1692
Captain
William Jumper
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Service 1682-1708
BWAS-1603
Service History
Date
Event
Source
11.8.1690
Purchased from the builder, Nicholas Barrett at Shoreham
BWAS-1603
19.5.1692
Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692
Battle of La Hogue
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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