British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Chester' (1691)

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Chester	146
Nominal Guns	50	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.3.1689/90	B028
Launched	21.3.1690/91	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B028
Constructor	Joseph LawrenceBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	10.10.1707	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Imperial Feet38.1
Length of Keel105' 10"Imperial Feet32.004
Breadth34' 10"Imperial Feet10.3632
Depth in Hold13' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet3.9688
Burthen663 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1696Broadside Weight = 273 Imperial Pound ( 123.8055 kg)B022
Lower Gun Deck22 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British Minions

1703Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1691230 BWAS-1603

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1690/91 - 6.11.1691CaptainBWAS-16037.11.1691 - c.6.1692Captain TransferedBWAS-16037.1692 - 10.4.1693Captain TransferedBWAS-1603c.11.4.1693 - 9.6.1693Captain† Discharged DeadBWAS-160328.4.1696 - 29.4.1696Captain ADM 6/3/150BWAS-160310.6.1696 - 3.5.1697Captain Transfered ADM 107/2/89BWAS-160323.1.1696/97 - 23.5.1699Captain ADM 6/4/64ADM 6/430.9.1701 - 7.2.1704/5Captain Transfered ADM 6/6/115BWAS-16038.2.1704/5 - 20.2.1704/5Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/148ADM 6/821.2.1704/5 - 7.3.1704/5Captain ADM 6/8/154ADM 6/88.3.1704/5 - 10.10.1707Captain ADM 6/8/161ADM 6/8

10 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1696 - 23.5.1699Second LieutenantADM 6/48.6.1696 - 23.5.1699First LieutenantADM 6/425.9.1701 - 23.12.1703Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/114ADM 6/61.10.1701 - 21.11.1704First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/115ADM 6/624.12.1703 - 21.11.1704Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/35ADM 6/822.11.1704 - 20.3.1706/7First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/112ADM 6/82.4.1705 - 6.8.1706Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/169ADM 6/87.8.1706 - 10.10.1707Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/8ADM 6/921.3.1706/7 - 8.8.1707First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/58ADM 6/98.8.1707 - 10.10.1707First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/86ADM 6/9

8 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1693 - 1696Boatswain ADM 6/3/158
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 15.5.1696ADM 6/35.3.1694/95 - 1696Carpenter ADM 6/3/158
Issued by , West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Confirmed 15.5.1696ADM 6/316.3.1696/97 - 1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/83ADM 6/42.8.1698 - 9.3.1700/1Purser Transfered ADM 6/5/26ADM 6/51699 - 12.9.1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/613.9.1699 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61701Gunner ADM 1/5261/213ADM 11701 - 14.3.1700/1Boatswain Dismissed ADM 1/5261/215ADM 1

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.5.1696 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/3/150ADM 6/31.5.1696 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/3/150ADM 6/38.9.1702 - 12.5.1704Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/36ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1691Took the Ship BWAS-1603
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue
1694In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
4.1694Drove ashore French 18-gun privateer on Dominica which then blew upBWAS-1603
1696At BlackstakesBWAS-1603
29.4.1696Paid offADM 33
1697Convoy escort in the Channel and Irish SeaBWAS-1603
23.5.1699

Paid off

ADM 33
1703Refitted as a 54 gun Fourth Rate
1705Fitting for voyage to GuineaBWAS-1603
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1Authority, Book

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B022Rif Winfield, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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