British Sixth Rate ship 'Seahorse' (1709)

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Seahorse
Nominal Guns	14	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.5.1709	BWAS-1603
Acquired	4.11.1709	B028
Shipyard	Limehouse - London	B028
Constructor	Robert SmithBritish Ship Builder Service 1756	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	29.11.1711	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck76' 0 ½"Imperial Feet23.1775
Length of Keel62' 1"Imperial Feet18.9103
Breadth22' 1 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold9' 3"Imperial Feet2.8194
Burthen161 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1710Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
171070 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.10.1709 - 23.4.1710Commander ADM 6/10/92ADM 6/1021.4.1710 - 25.4.1710Captain and Master ADM 6/12/48
Confirmed 2.8.1715ADM 6/1226.4.1710 - 29.11.1711Captain and Master ADM 6/11/43BWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.10.1709 - 1.3.1710/11Lieutenant ADM 6/10/92ADM 6/102.3.1710/11 - 16.5.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/11/116ADM 6/1117.5.1711 - 29.11.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/11/141ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
1710With the FleetBWAS-1603
1711In the ChannelBWAS-1603
29.11.1711Wrecked in Dartmouth HarbourBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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