British Fifth Rate frigate 'Pembroke' (1690)

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Pembroke
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.6.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	3.3.1690	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	3.1690	B028
Shipyard	Deptford - London	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program 32-Gunner (1689)	B028
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	23.2.1694	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck105' 6"Imperial Feet32.0345
Length of Keel90' 6"Imperial Feet27.5844
Breadth27' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen356 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.3.1689/90Broadside 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

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.3.1690 - 18.10.1691CaptainBWAS-160319.10.1691 - 20.4.1693CaptainBWAS-160321.4.1693 - 2.5.1693Captain† Discharged DeadBWAS-16037.1.1693/94 - 23.2.1693/94CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1694 - 23.2.1693/94Gunner ADM 6/3/70ADM 6/3

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.3.1691/92 - 18.1.1692/93Master's Mate Transfered ADM 107/1/35ADM 107/1

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
20.8.1690 - 20.8.1691Able Seaman ADM 107/1/69ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1690With the FleetBWAS-1603
1691Off the Scottish CoastBWAS-1603
13.3.1690/91Took the Ship BWAS-1603
1693With Wheler's squadron to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
23.2.1694Taken by off the Lizard and run ashore by her captorsADM 106

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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