British Sixth Rate ship 'Newport' (1694)

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Newport
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.7.1693	B028
Acquired	7.4.1694	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1603
Designed by	The Navy BoardBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1694-1695	B028
Constructor	William StigantBritish Ship Builder Service 1683-1685	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	5.7.1696	BWAS-1603
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Nieuport' (1696) (24) 1696-1717 French 24 Gun 5th Rate Frigate (Frégate Légère)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck94' 3"Imperial Feet28.6703
Length of Keel78' 9"Imperial Feet23.803
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597
Depth in Hold10' 11"Imperial Feet3.0734
Burthen253 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1690Broadside 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

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
c.7.4.1694 - 5.7.1696CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1696 - 5.7.1696Boatswain ADM 6/4/88ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Voyage to New EnglandBWAS-1603
1695Voyage to New EnglandBWAS-1603
1696Voyage to New EnglandBWAS-1603
5.7.1696Taken by French warships in the Bay of FundyBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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