British Sixth Rate ship 'Fox' (1707)

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Fox
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate ship 'Le Rossignol' (1707) (24) 1707-1707 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	31.12.1707	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	5.1.1707/8	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Broken Up to Rebuild	2.3.1723/24	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel78' 9"Imperial Feet23.803
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen251 ⁴⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1708Broadside Weight = 68 Imperial Pound ( 30.838 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1707115EstablishmentBWAS-1714
1713100EstablishmentBWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1.1707/8 - 16.8.1708Commander ADM 6/9/116BWAS-171417.8.1708 - 12.11.1708Commander ADM 6/9/182ADM 6/917.10.1709 - 14.10.1711Commander ADM 6/10/95ADM 6/1015.10.1711 - 3.8.1713Commander ADM 6/11/168BWAS-17144.8.1713 - 30.12.1714Captain and Master ADM 6/11/268BWAS-17145.4.1715 - 21.12.1716Captain ADM 6/12/38BWAS-171422.12.1716 - 29.3.1717Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/145
Confirmed 28.11.1718ADM 6/1230.3.1717 - 21.6.1717Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/100
Confirmed 21.6.1717ADM 6/12

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1.1707/8 - 28.4.1709Lieutenant ADM 6/9/116ADM 6/929.4.1709 - 26.1.1710/11Lieutenant ADM 6/10/56ADM 6/1011.5.1711 - 15.10.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/11/137ADM 6/1116.10.1711 - 19.12.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/169ADM 6/119.4.1715 - 21.6.1717Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/39ADM 6/12

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
28.12.1704 - 14.4.1706Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/2/303ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
16.1.1707/8

Re-established and named Fox

BWAS-1603
2.1708Service in the North Sea until 1710BWAS-1603
1712Service off NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1712Service off IrelandBWAS-1603
9.1713Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
12.1713Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1339.3.4dBWAS-1714
30.12.1714

Paid off

ADM 33
1715Service in the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
27.6.1717

Paid off

ADM 33
2.3.1723/24

Broken up at Deptford Dockyard to rebuild

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Barry Jolly on Monday 5th of December 2016 19:45

Captain Baker was succeeded by Captain Robert Man - see Stamford Mercury 6th December 1716.

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