British Fifth Rate fireship 'Fox' (1690)

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Fox
Nominal Guns	28	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.12.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	16.4.1690	B028
First Commissioned	4.1690	B028
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program Fireships (1689)	B028
Constructor	Nicholas BarrettBritish Ship Builder Service 1690-1695	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Expended as Fireship	4.6.1692	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 4"Imperial Feet28.3803
Length of Keel79' 1"Imperial Feet24.082
Breadth25' 1"Imperial Feet7.6251
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Burthen264 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.14.1690Broadside 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
6.12.1689115Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1690 - 29.8.1690CaptainBWAS-16039.1.1690/91 - 3.10.1691Captain: on board from 17.3.1690/91BWAS-160317.2.1691/92 - 4.6.1692CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
9.3.1691/92 - 4.6.1692Able Seaman ADM 107/1/337ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
29.8.1690Paid offADM 33
3.10.1691Paid offADM 33
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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