British Fifth Rate fireship 'Blaze' (1694)

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Blaze
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	17.2.1693/94	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.2.1694	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	1693 Program Fireships (1693)	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry JohnsonBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1681-1709	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Captured	5.5.1697	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel77' 8"Imperial Feet23.4986
Breadth24' 9"Imperial Feet7.3724
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen253 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1693115Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1.2.1693/94 - 5.5.1697CaptainBWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1696 - 15.12.1696Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/54ADM 6/423.12.1696 - 5.5.1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/56ADM 6/41697 - 5.5.1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/117ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1.2.1693/94Purchased on the stocksBWAS-1603
5.5.1697Taken together with by four French warships off the southwest of IrelandBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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