British advice boat 'Saint John' (1695)

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Saint John
Nominal Guns	Lightly Armed	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	28.10.1695	B028
First Commissioned	9.1695	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Advice Boat	B028
Captured	5.9.1696	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck59' 0"Imperial Feet17.9832
Length of Keel50' 0"Imperial Feet15.24
Breadth16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Depth in Hold6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Burthen70 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 1.5 Imperial Pound ( 0.6804 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169530 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
25.10.1695 - 5.9.1696Commander ADM 6/3/88ADM 6/3

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.10.1695 - 1.11.1695Cook ADM 6/3/87ADM 6/322.10.1695 - 5.9.1696Carpenter ADM 6/3/87ADM 6/323.10.1695 - 23.12.1695Gunner ADM 6/3/88ADM 6/32.11.1695 - 5.9.1696Cook ADM 6/3/90ADM 6/313.12.1695 - 5.9.1696Boatswain ADM 6/3/101ADM 6/324.12.1695 - 5.9.1696Gunner ADM 6/3/104ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1695Commissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1603
9.1695Commissioned for the East Indies and carried dispatches to St. HelenaBWAS-1603
5.9.1696Retaken by a French privateer south of Ireland while returning to EnglandBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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