British fireship 'Saint Joseph' (1692)

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Saint Joseph
Joseph
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Joseph' (1692) (8) 1692-1692 French 8 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	21.9.1692	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	13.1.1692/93	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Sold	3.5.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752
Length of Keel74' 6"Imperial Feet22.5933
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen278 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1693Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169345 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1692/93 - 5.2.1693/94Commander ADM 6/3/114BWAS-160324.2.1695/96 - 25.8.1696Captain ADM 6/3/132ADM 6/326.8.1696 - bef.3.5.1698Captain ADM 6/4/104
Confirmed 16.6.1697ADM 6/4

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.5.1697 - 28.2.1697/98Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/98ADM 6/419.5.1697 - bef.3.5.1698Boatswain ADM 6/4/98ADM 6/415.6.1697 - 3.5.1698Carpenter ADM 6/4/104ADM 6/4aft.29.2.1697/98 - bef.3.8.1698Gunner ADM 6/5/27ADM 6/5

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.8.1693 - 23.8.1693Midshipman ADM 107/1/91ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1692RegisteredBWAS-1603
3.5.1698Sold for £92BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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