British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Kingston' (1697)

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Kingston	172
Nominal Guns	60	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.8.1694	B028
Launched	13.3.1696/97	B028
First Commissioned	1.2.1697	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Hessel Cliff - The Humber	B028
Ship Class	1691 Program - 60 gun 4th Rates (1691)	B028
Designed by	John TippettsBritish Ship Builder Service 1650-1692	B028
Constructor	John FrameBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1699-1715	B028
Category	Fourth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	22.7.1716	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Imperial Feet44.196
Length of Keel120' 10"Imperial Feet36.576
Breadth37' 11"Imperial Feet11.2812
Depth in Hold15' 9"Imperial Feet4.6177
Burthen923 ⁸²⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0222

Armament

1697Broadside Weight = 408 Imperial Pound ( 185.028 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight = 375 Imperial Pound ( 170.0625 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1697365EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1697240Establishment for peaceBWAS-1714

14 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1696/97 - 6.5.1699Captain ADM 6/4/68BWAS-17146.5.1699 - 14.9.1699Commander TransferedBWAS-171420.9.1699 - 28.12.1699CaptainBWAS-171426.2.1700/1 - 17.1.1701/2Captain ADM 6/6/62BWAS-171418.1.1701/2 - 26.10.1703CaptainBWAS-17148.1.1703/4 - 12.12.1704Captain ADM 6/8/40BWAS-171413.12.1704 - 19.4.1706Captain ADM 6/8/118BWAS-171411.5.1706 - 8.11.1706Captain ADM 6/8/253ADM 6/89.11.1706 - 12.11.1706Captain ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/913.11.1706 - 1707Captain† ADM 6/9/25BWAS-17141707 - 9.1.1708/9CaptainBWAS-171424.7.1708 - 17.3.1709/10Captain Transfered ADM 6/11/134
Confirmed 3.5.1711BWAS-17148.5.1710 - 23.1.1710/11Captain ADM 6/11/71
Confirmed 28.9.1710BWAS-171423.1.1710/11 - 18.11.1712Captain ADM 6/11/106BWAS-1714

23 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1696/97 - 16.1.1699/1700Second Lieutenant ADM 6/4/69ADM 6/43.2.1696/97 - 16.1.1699/1700First Lieutenant ADM 6/4/70ADM 6/427.2.1700/1 - 6.3.1702/3First Lieutenant ADM 6/6/63ADM 6/628.2.1700/1 - 22.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant ADM 6/6/64ADM 6/623.1.1702/3 - 6.3.1702/3Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/20
Confirmed 18.10.1703ADM 6/85.3.1702/3 - 30.11.1703Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/23
Confirmed 1.11.1703ADM 6/87.3.1702/3 - 27.9.1703First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/22
Confirmed 18.10.1703ADM 6/828.9.1703 - 29.2.1703/4First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/17ADM 6/81.12.1703 - 12.12.1703First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/55ADM 6/81.12.1703 - 12.12.1703Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/72ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 4.1.1704/5First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/813.12.1703 - 23.1.1703/4Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/816.12.1704 - 14.2.1705/6Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/121ADM 6/85.1.1704/5 - 27.5.1706First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/132ADM 6/816.5.1706 - 27.5.1706Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/254ADM 6/89.11.1706 - 20.1.1706/7First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/99.11.1706 - 25.11.1706Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/24ADM 6/926.11.1706 - 21.9.1708Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/28ADM 6/921.1.1706/7 - 11.2.1710/11First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/43ADM 6/922.5.1709 - 22.10.1712Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/69
Confirmed 20.9.1710ADM 6/1112.2.1710/11 - 13.2.1710/11First Lieutenant ADM 6/14/107ADM 6/1113.2.1710/11 - 18.11.1712First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/107ADM 6/1122.10.1712 - 18.11.1712Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/228ADM 6/11

8 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1696/97 - 1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/425.1.1696/97 - 1697Purser ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/425.1.1696/97 - 1697Gunner ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/427.1.1696/97 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/67ADM 6/45.4.1697 - 1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/87ADM 6/43.5.1697 - 1.12.1697Master Dismissed ADM 107/1/226ADM 107/129.11.1697 - 1697Chaplain ADM 6/4/128ADM 6/429.6.1698 - 1698Chaplain ADM 6/5/23ADM 6/5

7 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/70ADM 6/44.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/70ADM 6/410.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/72ADM 6/415.4.1699 - 30.8.1699Corporal ADM 107/1/224ADM 107/131.8.1699 - 28.12.1699Midshipman ADM 107/1/224ADM 107/14.12.1704 - 1704Volunteer-per-order ADM 6/8/115ADM 6/831.8.1707 - 12.2.1707/8Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/2/234ADM 107/2

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
20.1.1696/97 - 8.9.1697Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/1/224ADM 107/19.9.1697 - 14.4.1699Able Seaman ADM 107/1/224ADM 107/116.2.1699/1700 - 20.2.1699/1700Ordinary Seaman Transfered ADM 107/1/314ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1696/97Completed at Southampton - Hampshire at a cost of £9088.5.3dBWAS-1603
1698In the Mediterranean at the end of the yearBWAS-1714
16.1.1699/1700Paid offADM 33
1701To the West IndiesBWAS-1714
21.7.1704Capture of Gibraltar
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1705Off VirginiaBWAS-1714
19.4.1706Paid offADM 33
1.6.1706Paid offADM 33
1708In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
28.5.1708Wager's Action
1709In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
1710At JamaicaBWAS-1714
1711Off North AmericaBWAS-1714
1712In the North SeaBWAS-1714
27.11.1712

Paid off

ADM 33
22.7.1716Docked at Portsmouth to be broken up for rebuldingBWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
29.4.1711-9.10.1711	British Fleet For North America	Sir Hovenden WalkerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1688-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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