British Sixth Rate ship 'Maidstone' (1693)

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Maidstone	5228
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.7.1693	B028
Acquired	31.12.1693	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	Maidstone Group (1693)	B028
Designed by	The Navy BoardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1694-1695	B028
Constructor	Robert LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1681-1698	B028
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	29.7.1714	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck94' 3"Imperial Feet28.6703
Length of Keel79' 6"Imperial Feet24.0961
Breadth24' 4"Imperial Feet7.3406
Burthen10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen250 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1693Broadside Weight = 61 Imperial Pound ( 27.664 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.7.1693110Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1693/94 - 13.1.1694/95CaptainBWAS-160314.1.1694/95 - 8.7.1695Captain Transfered ADM 6/3/8ADM 6/39.7.1695 - 19.10.1696Captain Transfered ADM 6/3/70
Issued by
Confirmed 20.7.1695BWAS-160320.10.1696 - 2.3.1696/97Captain ADM 6/4/39ADM 6/426.2.1696/97 - 2.3.1696/97Captain ADM 6/4/76ADM 6/43.3.1696/97 - 20.10.1698Captain†BWAS-160314.1.1698/99 - 16.2.1698/99Commander Transfered ADM 6/5/38BWAS-16039.7.1701 - 9.3.1702/3Commander ADM 6/6/108BWAS-16032.4.1703 - 31.3.1704Commander ADM 6/8/25
Confirmed 12.11.1703ADM 6/81.4.1704 - 10.2.1704/5Commander ADM 6/8/68ADM 6/811.2.1704/5 - 14.4.1705Commander ADM 6/9/26
Confirmed 14.11.1706BWAS-16036.2.1705/6 - 4.6.1706Commander ADM 6/8/227ADM 6/815.3.1707/8 - 8.4.1709Commander ADM 6/9/147BWAS-16039.4.1709 - 16.6.1713Commander ADM 6/10/90
Confirmed 29.9.1709BWAS-160317.6.1713 - 7.6.1714Captain and Master ADM 6/11/263BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1696/97 - 6.3.1698/99Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/4/77ADM 6/47.3.1699/1700 - 18.7.1700Lieutenant ADM 6/6/44
Confirmed 19.7.1700ODNB21.7.1701 - 19.11.1703Lieutenant ADM 6/6/109ADM 6/620.11.1703 - 5.12.1705Lieutenant ADM 6/8/26ADM 6/87.12.1705 - 16.9.1706Lieutenant ADM 6/8/207ADM 6/817.9.1706 - 8.4.1709Lieutenant ADM 6/9/168
Confirmed 27.5.1708ADM 6/99.4.1709 - 7.6.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/77
Confirmed 27.10.1710ADM 6/11

8 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 6.8.1695Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/68ADM 6/31695 - 4.10.1695Gunner ADM 6/3/96ADM 6/35.2.1694/95 - 2.5.1695Cook ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/33.5.1695 - 7.7.1695Cook Transfered ADM 6/21/54ADM/A8.7.1695 - 1695Cook ADM 6/3/65ADM 6/34.9.1695 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/75ADM 6/35.10.1695 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/83ADM 6/325.11.1704 - 1704Cook ADM 6/8/115ADM 6/8

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
2.3.1697/98 - 18.7.1700Volunteer ADM 6/5/10ADM 6/5

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1603
1697To the West IndiesBWAS-1603
18.7.1700Paid offADM 33
1705To New YorkBWAS-1603
14.4.1705Paid offADM 33
9.1705Passage to the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1708In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1708In the West Indies, then the ChannelBWAS-1603
10.1708To Lisbon, hten a Mediterranean convoyBWAS-1603
1709At New YorkBWAS-1603
1710Returned from AmericaBWAS-1603
1711In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1712In the North SeaBWAS-1603
7.6.1714

Paid off

ADM 33
29.7.1714

Sold to James Jeffs for £420

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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