British sloop 'Shark' (1699)

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Shark
Nominal Guns	2	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1699	BWAS-1603
Acquired	5.9.1699	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	Bonetta Group (1699)	B028
Constructor	Samuel MillerBritish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1695	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Captured	30.3.1703	BWAS-1603
Becomes	French Privateer sloop 'Le Requin' (1703) (2) 1703-1709 French 2 Gun Privateer Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck58' 2"Imperial Feet17.6848
Length of Keel48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Breadth16' 1"Imperial Feet4.881
Depth in Hold6' 1"Imperial Feet1.8542
Burthen66 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1699Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.1339 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Falconet
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.169950Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1699 - 5.7.1702Commander ADM 6/6/12BWAS-16036.7.1702 - 30.3.1703Commander ADM 6/7/44BWAS-1603

6 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.9.1699 - 1699Gunner ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61.9.1699 - 1699Boatswain ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61.9.1699 - 14.9.1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61.9.1699 - 7.1.1702/3Carpenter ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/615.9.1699 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/68.1.1702/3 - 30.3.1703Carpenter ADM 6/7/74ref:1788

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
18.1.1705/6 - 3.5.1706Captain's Clerk Transfered ADM 107/3/11ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1699Commissioned for IrelandBWAS-1603
1702To NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
30.3.1703Taken by a French 40-gun shipBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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