British fireship 'Machine Prize' (1692)

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Machine Prize
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Machine' (1690) (12) 1690-1692 French 12 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	17.7.1692	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	11.1.1692/93	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Sunk as Breakwater	9.7.1696	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Length of Keel92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416
Breadth28' 3"Imperial Feet8.5439
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen390 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1693Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.6982 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169350 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1694/95 - 24.3.1694/95Captain Transfered ADM 6/3/1BWAS-160325.3.1695 - 6.1695Captain Transfered ADM 6/3/42ADM 6/313.9.1695 - 4.1696Captain ADM 6/3/78B051

10 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 24.5.1695Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/88ADM 6/37.1.1694/95 - 25.4.1695Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/25ADM 6/330.4.1695 - 12.5.1695Gunner Dismissed ADM 6/3/53ADM 6/313.5.1695 - 15.1.1695/96Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/56ADM 6/36.9.1695 - 20.11.1695Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/76ADM 6/311.9.1695 - 5.4.1699Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/119
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 20.1.1695/96ADM 6/322.10.1695 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/87ADM 6/322.10.1695 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/87ADM 6/321.11.1695 - 5.5.1696Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/95ADM 6/31696 - bef.9.7.1696Cook ADM 6/4/66ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
15.9.1692RegisteredBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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