British Sixth Rate sloop 'Jolly' (1693)

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Jolly
Jolly Prize
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Jolie' (1675) (24) 1675-1693 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Captured	6.1693	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	W033
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	25.11.1698	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck67' 0"Imperial Feet20.4216
Length of Keel56' 0"Imperial Feet17.0688
Breadth19' 6"Imperial Feet5.8081
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen113 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169450 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1694 - 10.2.1694/95Commander ADM 6/3/34BWAS-160311.2.1694/95 - 13.7.1696Commander Transfered ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/327.6.1696 - 12.5.1698Commander ADM 6/4/10BWAS-160313.5.1698 - 25.7.1698Commander Transfered ADM 6/5/20BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.6.1697 - 1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/104ADM 6/4

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1697 - 4.3.1696/97Gunner ADM 6/4/80ADM 6/45.3.1696/97 - 19.9.1698Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/81ADM 6/46.5.1697 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/95ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Commissioned for the Irish CoastBWAS-1603
1696In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1698At SpitheadBWAS-1603
25.11.1698Sold at Spithead for £170BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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