British fireship 'Hestor' (1673)
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Hestor
4718
Nominal Guns
6
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Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
1673
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Shipyard
Unknown
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Category
Unrated
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Ship Type
Fireship
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Blown Up
2.12.1673
BWAS-1603
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
50' 0"
Imperial Feet
15.24
Breadth
19' 6"
Imperial Feet
5.8081
Depth in Hold
9' 0"
Imperial Feet
2.7432
Draught Aft
8' 9"
Imperial Feet
2.667
Burthen
101
12
⁄
94
Tons BM
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1673
20
BWAS-1603
2 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
20.6.1673
-
15.7.1673
Captain
Richard Painter
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1673
BWAS-1603
17.7.1673
-
2.12.1673
Captain
Edward Harvey
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1628-1673
BWAS-1603
Service History
Date
Event
Source
11.8.1673
Battle of Texel
2.12.1673
Blown up by accident at Sheerness
BWAS-1603
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
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Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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