British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Southampton' (1693)

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Southampton
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1692	BWAS-1603
Acquired	10.6.1693	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Southampton - Hampshire	BWAS-1603
Constructor	John WinterBritish Ship Builder Service 1692-1707	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1699	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Southampton' (1700) (50) 1700-1771 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1728 Renamed "Southampton Hulk"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck121' 9"Imperial Feet36.8917
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth33' 10"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Burthen608 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
c.6.1693 - 1.9.1698CaptainBWAS-16032.9.1698 - 22.8.1698Captain ADM 6/5/29ADM 6/5

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1696 - 23.8.1698First Lieutenant ADM 6/4/131
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 16.12.1697ADM 6/4

14 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.4.1695 - 3.12.1695Purser ADM 6/3/98
Issued by
Confirmed 6.12.1695ADM 6/326.4.1695 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/102
Issued by
Confirmed 20.12.1695ADM 6/328.8.1695 - bef.12.10.1697Gunner† Discharged Dead ADM 6/3/121
Confirmed 29.1.1695/96ADM 6/311.12.1695 - 1695Chaplain ADM 6/3/100ADM 6/31696 - 30.1.1695/96Cook Transfered ADM 6/3/122ADM 6/31.2.1695/96 - 1696Cook ADM 6/3/123ADM 6/317.4.1696 - 1696Chaplain ADM 6/3/145ADM 6/317.4.1696 - 17.10.1698Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/146ADM 6/313.5.1696 - 1696Chaplain ADM 6/3/157ADM 6/313.10.1696 - bef.19.7.1698Purser Dismissed ADM 6/4/136
Issued by
Confirmed 29.12.1697ADM 6/420.10.1696 - 1698Carpenter ADM 6/5/4
Issued by
Confirmed 7.2.1697/98ADM 6/513.10.1697 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/5/10
Issued by
Confirmed 4.3.1697/98ADM 6/520.7.1698 - 1698Purser ADM 6/5/24ADM 6/518.10.1698 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/32ADM 6/5

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.10.1693 - 26.6.1695Midshipman ADM 107/1/92ADM 107/19.2.1695/96 - 1696Volunteer ADM 6/3/128ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
26.6.1693Took the Frigate at LagosBWAS-1603
8.1.1695Action of 1695-01-18
1696In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1697In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1699Broken up at Deptford to be rebuiltBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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