British hired hospital ship 'Antelope' (1703)

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Antelope
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British hired ship 'Antelope' (1688) (24) 1688-1693 British 24 Gun Hired Ship
Acquired	13.4.1703	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Hospital Ship	BWAS-1603
Returned to Owners	6.4.1720	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen550Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.170370 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1702/3 - 3.1.1703/4Captain: on board from 9.2.1702/3 ADM 6/7/86ADM 6/713.3.1705/6 - 22.11.1708Commander: on board from 16.3.1705/6 ADM 6/8/239ADM 6/822.4.1710 - 1710Captain ADM 6/11/40ADM 6/11

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
25.4.1713 - 1713Schoolmaster ADM 6/11/257ref:1788

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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