British Fifth Rate frigate 'Milford' (1690)

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Milford
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.6.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	18.3.1689/90	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1689 Program 32-Gunner (1689)	B028
Constructor	Joseph LawrenceBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	1.12.1693	BWAS-1603
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Milford' (1693) (32) 1693-1703 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck105' 2"Imperial Feet32.0142
Length of Keel88' 5"Imperial Feet26.8383
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen355 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1689Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1689145Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.3.1689/90 - aft.24.3.1691/92CaptainBWAS-1603bef.10.4.1692 - 1.12.1693CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1693 - 29.3.1693Master DismissedADM 1/5253

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.6.1692 - 1.12.1693Midshipman ADM 107/1/97ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1691Sailed for the Newfoundland fisheriesBWAS-1603
1692In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1.12.1693Taken by a squadron of four French ships off Orfordness losing 16 killedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1/5253 Archive

ADM 107/1 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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