British fireship 'Phaeton' (1739)

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Phaeton

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased14.9.1739BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1.3.1739/40BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFireshipBWAS-1714
Sold22.7.1743BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck84' 1"Imperial Feet25.6096 
Length of Keel64' 4 ½"Imperial Feet19.5199 
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen214 11⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1740Broadside Weight = 26 Imperial Pound ( 11.7912 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1739/40 - 27.4.1740Commander
L'Estrange MordauntBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1740
ADM 6/15/252ADM 6/1528.4.1740 - 11.6.1741Commander
Silvester KennedyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1742
Transfered ADM 6/15/281BWAS-171412.6.1741 - 14.10.1741Commander
Charles SteevensBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1729-1743
ADM 6/16/166ODNB15.10.1741 - 27.3.1743Commander
Thomas SturtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1753
ADM 6/16/150
Confirmed 19.2.1742/43BWAS-1714

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
3.3.1739/40 - 27.7.1740Lieutenant
William BrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1763
Transfered ADM 6/15/253ADM 6/1527.7.1740 - 13.8.1741Lieutenant
Benjamin AlmesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1744
Transfered ADM 6/15/351
Confirmed 15.10.1740ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 18.6.1741Lieutenant
Richard WaldenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1730-1743
Transfered ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/154.10.1742 - 13.10.1742Lieutenant
Lord Thomas BertieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1744
ADM 6/16/176
Confirmed 2.5.1743ADM 6/1614.10.1742 - 8.5.1743Lieutenant
William BirchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1748
Transfered ADM 6/16/150ADM 6/16

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
2.10.1741 - 19.7.1742Master's Mate
Isaac HoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1780
ADM 107/3/498ADM 107/320.12.1742 - 7.3.1742/43Midshipman
James ChadsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1776
ADM 107/4/11ADM 107/4

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
6.12.1742 - 20.12.1742Able Seaman
James ChadsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1776
ADM 107/4/11ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
14.9.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £859.9.4dBWAS-1714
16.9.1739Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
7.5.1740Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2069.8.9dBWAS-1714
4.3.1740/41Operations against Cartagena
7.1741Operations against Santiago
2.3.1741/42At Port Royal ADM 106
8.8.1743At Port Royal ADM 106
5.1744

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
2.6.1744

Ordered to be sold

BWAS-1714
22.7.1744

Sold at Deptford for £101

BWAS-1714


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Poole purchased form Mr Chauncey Townsend
 
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