British sloop 'Merlin' (1699)

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Merlin
Nominal Guns	2	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1699	BWAS-1603
Acquired	30.9.1699	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	Bonetta Group (1699)	B028
Constructor	Robert ShortisBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1699	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	20.11.1712	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck59' 2"Imperial Feet17.9888
Length of Keel48' 10"Imperial Feet14.6304
Breadth16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Depth in Hold6' 2 ½"Imperial Feet1.8415
Burthen66 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1699Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.1339 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Falconet
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.169950Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1699 - 31.10.1702CaptainBWAS-160323.12.1702 - 7.2.1703/4Commander Transfered ADM 6/7/69BWAS-16038.2.1703/4 - 18.12.1704Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/53ADM 6/819.12.1704 - 29.1.1706/7Commander ADM 6/8/123BWAS-160330.1.1706/7 - 9.1.1708/9Commander ADM 6/9/45BWAS-160310.1.1708/9 - 12.3.1710/11Commander Transfered ADM 6/10/22BWAS-160313.3.1710/11 - 18.9.1712Commander ADM 6/11/119BWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1699 - 1699Carpenter ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/629.9.1699 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
1699Commissioned fro the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1702Move to the North SeaBWAS-1603
18.9.1712Paid offADM 51
20.11.1712Sold to John Wilkinson for £130BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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