British advice boat 'Messenger' (1694)

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Messenger
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.11.1693	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1694	B028
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	B028
Constructor	Elias WaffeBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1688-1702	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Advice Boat	B028
Foundered	30.11.1701	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel50' 11"Imperial Feet15.2654
Breadth16' 5"Imperial Feet4.898
Depth in Hold6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Burthen73Tons BM

Armament

1994Broadside Weight = 7.5 Imperial Pound ( 3.4014 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169440 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1694 - 1691CommanderBWAS-16031696CommanderBWAS-160325.5.1696 - 14.2.1696/97Commander ADM 6/3/159ADM 6/328.2.1696/97 - 1701Commander† ADM 6/4/78BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.8.1695 - 27.7.1699Carpenter ADM 6/3/102
Issued by
Confirmed 17.12.1695ADM 6/31.1.1695/96 - 2.1.1695/96Boatswain ADM 6/3/111ADM 6/328.7.1699 - 1699Carpenter ADM 6/6/9ADM 6

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789) (34) 1789-1796 Spanish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753) (74) 1753-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:03	Jon Miller	French Privateer ship 'L'Heureux' (1797) (16) 1797-1798 French 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:01	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1757) (74) 1757-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:00	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1789) (74) 1789-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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