British Sixth Rate ship 'Cruizer' (1705)

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Cruizer
Cruiser
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	5.5.1705	B028
First Commissioned	3.5.1705	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	15.12.1708	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold11' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen280 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1705115 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.5.1705 - 8.7.1706Commander ADM 106/604/152ADM 10621.11.1707 - 1.2.1707/8Commander ADM 6/9/104ADM 6/92.2.1707/8 - 15.12.1708Commander ADM 6/9/131ADM 6/9

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.5.1705 - 28.12.1705Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/174ADM 6/829.12.1705 - 15.12.1708Lieutenant ADM 6/8/213ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
29.3.1705Taken by Triton
5.5.1705PurchasedBWAS-1603
1706In the Downs squadronBWAS-1603
1707Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
6.1708Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
15.12.1708Run ashore on Terceira Island in the Azores to prevent her founderingBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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