British Fourth Rate ship 'Ruby Prize' (1694)

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Ruby Prize	6299
Nominal Guns	44	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'L'Entreprenante' (1693) (44) 1693-1694 French 44 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	7.4.1694	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	15.4.1695	B028
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	24.5.1698	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel82' 2"Imperial Feet25.019
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen420 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1695190Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
1695160Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
1695120Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1695 - 19.1.1695/96Captain ADM 6/3/45ADM 6/320.1.1695/96 - 3.6.1696Captain ADM 6/3/119ADM 6/34.6.1696 - 24.9.1696CaptainADM 6/425.9.1696 - 18.2.1696/97Captain ADM 6/4/30ADM 6/4c.19.2.1696/97 - 26.7.1697Captain ADM 6/4/105BWAS-160327.7.1697 - 1.12.1697Captain ADM 6/4/111ADM 6/4

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.4.1695 - 16.4.1696First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/3/51ADM 6/318.4.1695 - 18.8.1695Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/3/51ADM 6/33.2.1695/96 - 7.8.1696Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/3/125ADM 6/37.7.1697 - 1.12.1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/108ADM 6/4

14 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.5.1695 - 24.5.1698Boatswain ADM 6/3/54ADM 6/38.5.1695 - 20.10.1696Chaplain ADM 6/3/55ADM 6/320.5.1695 - 3.4.1698Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/57ADM/A22.5.1695 - 24.6.1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/28ADM 6/322.5.1695 - 1.12.1697Cook ADM 6/3/28ADM 6/325.6.1695 - bef.23.2.1695/96Carpenter Discharged Sick ADM 6/3/63ADM 6/32.8.1695 - 2.5.1697Master Transfered ADM 107/1/226ADM 107/122.12.1695 - 1695Master ADM 6/3/103ADM 6/324.2.1695/96 - 5.12.1698Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/132ADM 6/321.10.1696 - 18.6.1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/38ADM 6/41697 - 19.1.1696/97Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/64ADM 6/420.1.1696/97 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/64ADM 6/419.6.1697 - 1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/105ADM 6/41698 - 1.12.1697Purser ADM 6/5/29ADM 6/5

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1.1695/96 - 12.5.1696Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/3/115ADM 6/326.5.1697 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
27.3.1695PurchasedBWAS-1603
1696Storeship at the NoreBWAS-1603
1.12.1697Paid offADM 51
24.5.1698Sold for £501BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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