British yacht 'Monmouth' (1666)

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Monmouth
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1666	B028
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	B028
Constructor	William CastleBritish Ship Builder Service 1629-1681	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Sold	25.11.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth19' 6"Imperial Feet5.8081
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft7' 3"Imperial Feet2.2098
Burthen103Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
166630 BWAS-1603

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.3.1665/66 - 20.4.1668CaptainB05121.4.1668 - 31.12.1668CaptainB0511.1670 - 2.7.1671Captain TransferedBWAS-160310.7.1671 - 16.7.1672CaptainB05110.11.1673 - 27.9.1679CaptainBWAS-16031.1.1681/82 - 13.3.1682/83CaptainBWAS-160313.3.1682/83 - 5.12.1683CaptainADM 10610.6.1684 - 26.9.1684CaptainADM 10623.3.1684/85 - 12.11.1685CaptainADM 10625.4.1686 - 13.12.1686CaptainADM 618.7.1687 - 15.10.1687CaptainADM 69.1689 - 1695CaptainBWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1.1695/96 - 1696Third Lieutenant ADM 6/3/110ADM 6/37.1.1696/97 - 1697Second Lieutenant ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/41.4.1697 - 1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/87ADM 6/4

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1680 - 20.4.1680SurgeonCTB-065.7.1695 - 1696Carpenter ADM 6/3/115
Issued by
Confirmed 10.1.1695/96ADM 6/3

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.7.1689 - 2.3.1689/90Midshipmanref:115128.6.1691 - 11.1.1693/94Midshipman ADM 107/1/54ADM 107/1

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
17.10.1689 - 30.5.1690Able Seaman ADM 107/1/53ADM 107/122.10.1689 - 9.6.1690Able Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/58ADM 107/125.10.1690 - 27.6.1691Able Seaman ADM 107/1/54ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1666Completed at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £602.0.0dBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CTB-06 Digital Book

ref:1151Kenneth E. Jermy, Family History

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