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Serpent

6601
Nominal Guns4B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.1.1694/95B028
Acquired5.4.1695BWAS-1603
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham B028
Ship ClassSerpent Class (1695)B028
Constructor
Robert LeeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1681-1698
BWAS-1603
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeBomb VesselB028
Captured15.10.1703B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425 
Length of Keel49' 8"Imperial Feet14.9578 
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104 
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen139 7194Tons BM 

Armament


1695Broadside Weight = 4 Imperial Pound ( 1.814 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/2" Mortar

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169530Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1695 - 17.8.1695Commander
Thomas MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1707
Transfered ADM 6/3/50
ADM 6/3
18.8.1695 - 27.2.1695/96Commander
John HolmesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
Transfered ADM 6/3/72
Issued by
Lord John Berkeley (3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1689

Confirmed 20.8.1695
ADM 6/3
2.3.1695/96 - 24.9.1696Commander
Wagden BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1701
ADM 6/3/133
BWAS-1603
23.5.1701 - 15.10.1703Commander
William JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1707
ADM 6/6/97
BWAS-1603

8 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1695 - 24.9.1696Boatswain
Charles StantonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1699
ADM 6/3/49
ADM 6/3
17.4.1695 - 24.9.1696Gunner
James CaryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/59
ADM 6/3
2.5.1695 - 24.9.1696Carpenter
John OliverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
ADM 6/3/54
ADM/A
3.6.1695 - 24.9.1696Cook
Edward WoodfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/59
ADM 6/3
2.3.1695/96 - 24.9.1696Gunner
George ChilcotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM 6/3/134
ADM/A
3.3.1695/96 - 24.9.1696Boatswain
Benjamin DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1700
ADM/A
26.3.1700 - 1700Gunner
Edward MasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1700
ADM 6/6/29
ADM 6/6
24.5.1701 - 15.10.1703Carpenter
Richard HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1703
ADM/A

Service History


DateEventSource
1696At the NoreBWAS-1603
1701Sailed for the West Indies at the end of the yearBWAS-1603
15.10.1703Taken by a French 24-gun privateer in the Western ApproachesBWAS-1603

 
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