British Sixth Rate ship 'Seahorse' (1694)

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Seahorse
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.5.1694	BWAS-1603
Acquired	27.9.1694	B028
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	B028
Ship Class	Maidstone Group (1693)	B028
Designed by	The Navy BoardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1694-1695	BWAS-1603
Constructor	John HaydonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	14.3.1703/4	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 10"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel78' 8"Imperial Feet23.7998
Breadth24' 9"Imperial Feet7.3724
Depth in Hold10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen256 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.9.1694Broadside Weight = 61 Imperial Pound ( 27.664 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.7.1693110Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.8.1694 - 23.3.1694/95CaptainBWAS-160323.3.1694/95 - 3.1.1695/96Captain Transfered ADM 6/3/42ADM 6/315.1.1695/96 - 22.11.1697Captain†BWAS-16032.12.1697 - 27.1.1700/1Captain ADM 6/4/128BWAS-160328.1.1700/1 - 6.6.1701Captain and Master ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/67.6.1701 - 20.6.1701Captain and Master ADM 6/6/103ADM 6/621.6.1701 - 5.3.1701/2Captain and Master: on board from 29.6.1701 Transfered ADM 6/6/105BWAS-16036.1702 - 30.6.1703Captain†BWAS-16031704 - 14.3.1703/4CaptainBWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1.1695/96 - 1696First Lieutenant ADM 6/3/111ADM 6/311.2.1696/97 - 1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/72ADM 6/429.1.1700/1 - 27.3.1702Lieutenant ADM 6/6/53ADM 6/6

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.5.1695 - 8.7.1696Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/54ADM 6/329.9.1697 - 12.11.1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/124
Issued by , Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 12.11.1697ADM 62.1699 - 1699Boatswain ADM 6/6/17
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 8.11.1699ADM 6/6

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.2.1695/96 - 30.11.1699Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 6/3/127ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1695For the ChannelBWAS-1603
1696For the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
1697to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
11.1698Sailed to th Mediterranena in Mathew Aylmer's squadronBWAS-1603
6.1701Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
1702In the West indiesBWAS-1603
14.3.1703/4Wrecked off Manchioneal, JamaicaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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