British bomb vessel 'Salamander' (1703)

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Salamander
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British bomb vessel 'Salamander' (1687) (10) 1687-1703 British 10 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
Acquired	1703	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Constructor	William LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1699-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Sold	20.8.1730	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck66' 0"Imperial Feet20.1168
Length of Keel51' 4"Imperial Feet15.6464
Breadth21' 2"Imperial Feet6.4516
Depth in Hold8' 8 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen122 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1706Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170630 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1705/6 - 27.1.1707/8Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/237BWAS-160316.3.1707/8 - 13.5.1713Commander ADM 6/9/146BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1.1705/6At the bombardment of OstendBWAS-1603
1708Present at the attack on St ValeryBWAS-1603
1709Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1712Returned homeBWAS-1603
20.8.1713Sold to John Roltey for £220BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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