British fireship 'Crescent Prize' (1690)

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Crescent Prize
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Croissant' (1690) (8) 1690-1690 French 8 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	27.12.1690	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	22.3.1692/93	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Sold	1698	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908
Length of Keel70' 6"Imperial Feet21.4884
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen234 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1692/9345 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.3.1692/93 - 30.11.1693CaptainBWAS-160313.1.1696/97 - 22.1.1696/97Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/61ADM 6/423.1.1696/97 - 11.10.1697Captain ADM 6/4/64ADM 6/4

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.7.1695 - 15.2.1697/98Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/62
Issued by
Confirmed 12.1.1696/97ADM 6/42.9.1695 - 1696Carpenter ADM 6/4/53
Issued by
Confirmed 11.12.1696ADM 6/41696 - 24.9.1696Cook Transfered ADM 6/4/30ADM 6/425.9.1696 - 1698Cook ADM 6/4/30ADM 6/49.4.1697 - 8.9.1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/88ADM 6/49.9.1697 - 8.9.1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/116ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1691Given to the Commissioner for VictuallingBWAS-1603
20.2.1692/93Ordered converted to a fireshipBWAS-1603
30.11.1693Paid offADM 51
11.10.1697Paid offADM 51

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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