British Sixth Rate ship 'Saint Martin' (1691)

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Saint Martin
Nominal Guns	18	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Saint Martin' (1690) (18) 1690-1691 French 18 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	13.3.1690/91	B028
First Commissioned	10.7.1691	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk as Breakwater	24.4.1695	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck78' 6"Imperial Feet23.7935
Length of Keel63' 0"Imperial Feet19.2024
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen174 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen160French Tonneaux157.619

Armament

1691Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

11.7.1691Broadside Weight = 94 Imperial Pound ( 42.629 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British 8-Pounder
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1691200After upgunning to a 28-gun shipBWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.7.1691 - 1693CaptainBWAS-16031693CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
24.6.1691Purchased for serviceBWAS-1603
11.7.1691Ordered to have 10 additional 8-pounder gunsBWAS-1603
24.4.1695Sunk as a breakwater at PortsmouthBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:44	Jon Miller	Thomas PresslandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1803
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Saturday 25th of July 2026 06:40	Jon Miller	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder
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