British sloop 'Ferret' (1704)

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Ferret
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.4.1704	B028
Acquired	9.9.1704	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	B028
Designed by	Edmund DummerBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1677-1713	B028
Constructor	Edmund DummerBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1677-1713	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Captured	23.5.1706	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck72' 0"Imperial Feet21.9456
Length of Keel60' 0 ½"Imperial Feet18.3007
Breadth20' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Depth in Hold7' 3"Imperial Feet2.2098
Burthen128 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 13.5 Imperial Pound ( 6.1223 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck8 British Minions
Upper Gun Deck2 British Falconet

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170480 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.8.1704 - 19.3.1704/5Captain and Master Transfered ADM 6/8/91ADM 6/820.3.1704/5 - 23.5.1706Commander ADM 6/8/166ADM 6/8

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.9.1704 - 23.5.1706Lieutenant ADM 6/8/93ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
23.5.1706Taken by six French privateer galleys off GravelinesBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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