British Fifth Rate fireship 'Roebuck' (1690)

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Roebuck

6226
Nominal Guns28B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.12.1689B028
Acquired17.4.1690B028
First Commissioned11.4.1690B028
ShipyardWapping - London B028
Ship Class1689 Program Fireships (1689)B028
Constructor
Edward SnelgroveBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1690-1700
B028
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeFireshipB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Foundered21.2.1700/1TRN2

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608 
Length of Keel84' 5"Imperial Feet25.635 
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505 
Depth in Hold9' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet2.7623 
Burthen291 92⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.4.1691Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

10.6.1695Broadside Weight = 140 Imperial Pound ( 63.49 kg)ADM/A
Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.169950Actual crew (men and boys)?TRN2

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.4.1690 - 20.7.1690Captain
Isaac TownsendBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1687-1706
BWAS-160321.7.1690 - 29.8.1690Captain
John WalfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690
† Discharged DeadBWAS-160317.8.1690 - 8.1.1690/91Captain
Andrew LeakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1697
TransferedBWAS-160315.1.1690/91 - 17.6.1692Captain
Francis ManleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1688-1693
Discharged DeadBWAS-1603bef.10.1692 - 10.1692Captain
Charles WagerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1734
ADM 10/6/425ADM 1066.3.1692/93 - 22.11.1693Captain
Richard WyattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1703
BWAS-160323.11.1693 - 13.1.1694/95Captain
Robert KirktownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1711
TransferedBWAS-160314.1.1694/95 - 20.6.1695Captain
Edward OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1693-1701
BWAS-160321.6.1695 - 21.4.1696Captain
George TrenchardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1695
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/3/63BWAS-16031.5.1696 - 24.3.1696/97Captain
Robert StevensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1705
Transfered ADM 6/3/154BWAS-160325.3.1697 - 10.10.1697Captain
William UrryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1703
ADM 6/4/85BWAS-160326.7.1698 - 21.2.1700/1Captain
William DampierBritish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1698-1706
ADM 6/5/25TRN2

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1695 - 25.7.1698Lieutenant
William WeighmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1679-1735
ADM 6/3/64ADM 6/326.7.1698 - 21.2.1700/1Lieutenant
George FisherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1705
ADM 6/5/26ADM 6/5

25 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1690 - 27.10.1691Cook
Thomas HopkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1695
ADM/A29.7.1690 - 17.11.1691Gunner
William StockmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1691
DismissedADM/A29.7.1690 - 22.3.1693/94Carpenter
John HammondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1694
ADM/A27.10.1691 - 10.12.1694Cook
William AllinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1694
ADM/A18.11.1691 - 1691Gunner
William BrockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691
ADM/A20.2.1692/93 - 26.4.1694Master
Joseph TaylorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1715
ADM 107/1/63ADM 107/114.2.1693/94 - 19.8.1695Boatswain
Robert AggarBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1694-1733
ADM 6/5/89ADM/A23.3.1693/94 - 14.8.1695Carpenter
Christopher MulletBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1696
Transfered ADM 6/5/70ADM 6/311.12.1694 - 1694Cook
Bennet GoodwynBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694
ADM/A20.8.1695 - 31.3.1696Boatswain
William HumphreyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1698
Transfered ADM 6/3/73
Issued by
Sir Cloudisley ShovellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1691

Confirmed 28.8.1695ADM 6/39.10.1695 - 1695Purser
John SouthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695
ADM 6/3/92ADM 6/32.11.1695 - bef.24.12.1695Boatswain
Thomas BroadridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1696
Resigned ADM 6/3/90ADM 6/39.11.1695 - 1.4.1696Carpenter
Jonas ChamberlenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1698
Transfered ADM 6/3/90ADM 6/319.11.1695 - 1695Surgeon
William SkeatBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1695
ADM 106/462/244ADM 10625.12.1695 - bef.14.10.1696Boatswain
John ToopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/3/108ADM 6/33.4.1696 - 1696Carpenter
John WiseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1696
ADM/A24.9.1696 - 1696Gunner
Philip PaineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM/A14.10.1696 - 19.1.1697/98Boatswain
Richard ReadBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1698
Transfered ADM 6/4/36ADM 6/416.10.1696 - 1.12.1698Boatswain
Robert WarrenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1698
Dismissed ADM 6/5/37ADM 1/526023.10.1696 - 1.8.1698Carpenter
Charles LownsdallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1698
Transfered ADM 6/4/39ADM/A6.8.1698 - 16.7.1699Carpenter
Abraham AllwayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1709
Transfered ADM 6/6/7ADM 6/610.8.1698 - 1698Purser
Thomas HaughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698
ADM 6/5/27ADM 6/521.10.1698 - 1698Carpenter
George WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698
ADM 6/5/32ADM 6/519.11.1698 - 1698Boatswain
John NorwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1698
ADM 6/5/34ADM 6/512.8.1699 - 22.1.1701/2Master
Jacob HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1709
ADM 107/1/226ADM 107/1

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
26.1.1692/93 - 19.2.1692/93Coxswain
Joseph TaylorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1715
ADM 107/1/63ADM 107/14.2.1695/96 - 1696Volunteer
Robert YelversonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1696
ADM 6/3/124ADM 6/34.2.1695/96 - 3.2.1695/96Volunteer
Stephen GriffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM 6/3/125ADM 6/32.8.1698 - 1698Volunteer
Charles BountyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1698
ADM 6/5/26ADM 6/5

Service History


DateEventSource
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
10.5.1694

Present at the destruction of shipping in Betheume Bay

BWAS-1603
4.1695

Escape from René Trouin   Privateer Squadron

BWAS-1603
23.5.1695Refitted as a 24 gun Fifth Rate
10.6.1695

Agree that when the Speedwell and Roebuck, Fireships, are converted into Frigates they are to be established with 150 men and 26 guns each. Of these 26 guns, 22 are to be sakers of 12 or 13 pounds and for are to faucons of for hundredweight each.
After conversion the ships are to be borne as 5th Rates and are to be fitted out for service in the Channel and victualled for ten weeks.

ADM/A
1697

Commissioned for Yarmouth fishery protection duties

BWAS-1603
11.8.1698Refitted as a 12 gun Sixth Rate for a round the world expedition
14.1.1698/99

Left the Downs on an expedition "for the discovery of the unknown parts of New Holland and New Guinea"

TRN2
17.10.1700

Sailed from Batavia

ref:1422
11.1.1700/1Sailed from Cape of Good Hope ref:1422
2.2.1700/1Arrived at St Helena ref:1422
21.2.1700/1Sailed from St Helena ref:1422
24.2.1700/1

Sank at her anchors in Clarence Bay, Ascension Island

TRN2

 
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