British sloop 'Swallow' (1699)

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Swallow
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1699	BWAS-1603
Acquired	30.9.1699	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	Bonetta Group (1699)	B028
Constructor	Robert ShortisBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1695-1699	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Captured	19.4.1703	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen66Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck59' 2"Imperial Feet17.9888
Length of Keel48' 10"Imperial Feet14.6304
Breadth16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Depth in Hold6' 2 ½"Imperial Feet1.8415
Burthen66 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.9.1699Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.1339 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Falconet
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.169950Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1699 - 17.3.1701/2Commander ADM 6/6/13BWAS-160312.2.1701/2 - 13.8.1702Commander ADM 6/7/9ADM 6/714.8.1702 - 21.1.1702/3Captain and Master ADM 6/7/47ADM 6/722.1.1702/3 - 14.3.1702/3Commander Transfered ADM 6/7/81BWAS-160315.3.1702/3 - 19.4.1703Commander ADM 6/7/104BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1699 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/629.9.1699 - 1699Gunner ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/62.10.1699 - 1699Carpenter ADM 6/6/14ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
31.3.1703Taken, but later retaken and recommissionedBWAS-1603
19.4.1703Taken by two French privateers off GoereeBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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