British Fifth Rate frigate 'Scarborough' (1696)

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Scarborough	6482
Nominal Guns	32	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	22.2.1694/95	BWAS-1603
Acquired	24.3.1695/96	B028
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner (1694)	B028
Constructor	James ParkerBritish Ship Builder Service 1694-1698	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	1.11.1710	B028
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Scarborough' (1710) (32) 1710-1712 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth28' 7"Imperial Feet8.5566
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen391 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1696Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight = 114 Imperial Pound ( 51.699 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck8 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1694145Design Complement
1703155 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1695 - 25.9.1698Captain ADM 6/3/96BWAS-171428.1.1700/1 - 12.3.1700/1Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/613.3.1700/1 - 14.3.1700/1Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/73BWAS-171415.3.1700/1 - 12.1701Captain ADM 6/6/74ADM 6/612.1701 - 27.3.1702CaptainBWAS-171428.3.1702 - 24.4.1704Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/7/62
Confirmed 28.11.1702BWAS-171425.4.1704 - 22.7.1708Captain ADM 6/8/199BWAS-171423.7.1708 - 1.11.1710Captain ADM 6/10/83
Confirmed 17.8.1709BWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.2.1695/96 - 25.7.1697Lieutenant ADM 6/3/111ADM 6/326.7.1697 - 26.9.1698Lieutenant ADM 6/4/128
Confirmed 1.12.1697ADM 6/429.1.1700/1 - 16.3.1700/1Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/617.3.1700/1 - 27.3.1702Lieutenant ADM 6/6/76ADM 6/628.3.1702 - 24.4.1704Lieutenant ADM 6/7/62
Confirmed 28.11.1702ADM 6/725.4.1704 - 30.1.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/199
Confirmed 6.11.1705ADM 6/831.1.1705/6 - 5.2.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/226ADM 6/82.2.1705/6 - 5.2.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/228ADM 6/82.3.1705/6 - 17.12.1708Lieutenant ADM 6/8/235ADM 6/818.12.1708 - 26.1.1709/10Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/85
Confirmed 27.8.1709ADM 6/1027.1.1709/10 - 1.11.1710Lieutenant ADM 6/11/22ADM 6/11

13 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1695 - 1695Cook ADM 6/3/96ADM 6/328.11.1695 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/96ADM 6/328.11.1695 - 3.5.1697Purser ADM 6/3/96ADM 6/328.11.1695 - 24.7.1697Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/96ADM 6/37.1.1695/96 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/3/114ADM 6/311.2.1695/96 - 14.11.1696Boatswain ADM 6/3/128ADM/A14.11.1696 - 1696Boatswain ADM 6/4/45ADM/A4.5.1697 - 1697Purser ADM 6/4/132
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 16.12.1697ADM 6/43.7.1697 - 1697Gunner ADM 6/4/130
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.12.1697ADM 6/420.8.1697 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/132
Issued by , West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Confirmed 13.12.1697ADM 6/41698 - bef.12.5.1698Purser† Discharged Dead ADM 6/5/20ADM 6/59.2.1697/98 - 1698Cook ADM 6/5/5ADM 6/513.5.1698 - 1698Purser ADM 6/5/20ADM 6/5

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.12.1695 - 6.1.1695/96Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/3/97ADM 6/32.12.1695 - 22.3.1696/97Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/3/97ADM 6/317.11.1696 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/4/46ADM 6/431.7.1701 - 31.3.1703Midshipman ADM 107/1/350ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1696Took the Privateer BWAS-1603
1697Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1701In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1702Sailed to the East IndiesBWAS-1603
1707Sailed to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
7.1708At JamaicaBWAS-1603
1710On a Guinea convoyBWAS-1603
1.11.1710Taken by a French privateer of 30 guns off Cape Lobos, GuineaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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