British fireship 'Cygnet' (1688)

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Cygnet
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	8.1688	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Sold	20.9.1693	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen100Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
168825 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1688 - 1688CaptainBWAS-160319.3.1689/90 - 19.8.1690Commander TransferedBWAS-16031693 - 22.5.1693Commander†BWAS-160323.5.1693 - 20.9.1693CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.2.1689/90 - 1690Surgeon ADM 106/388/152ADM 106

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1688With Lord Dartmouth's fleetBWAS-1603
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1693In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
20.9.1693Capture of the Diamond
20.9.1693

Taken together with the <IDShip=427=ID> by the French privateers <IDShip=13571=ID> and <IDShip=13572=ID> off Ireland

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Stefan Droste on Wednesday 14th of March 2018 00:02

According to Cptn. Perry, he witnessed the Cygnet being broken down in St. Malo after being captured by the French together with the Diamnond.

Source: John Perry, A Regulation for Seamen[…], London 1695, p. 44.

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