British bomb vessel 'Truelove' (1694)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
Added
Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
Added
Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Added
Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update Curieux Class (1799)
Update
La Patriote (40) 1794-1798
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Coquille"
Update Coquille/Patriote Class (1793)
Added ()
See more...

Recent Comments

Acasta (40) 1797-1821
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Ambuscade (36) 1798-1813
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1804 Renamed "Seine"
(1798)
Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Marlborough House)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
Centaur (74) 1797-1819
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1797)
Achille (74) 1798-1865
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
Temeraire (98) 1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
Coromandel (Unknown) 1793-1805
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
(1793)
Perseus (Unknown) 1801-1803
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
(1801)
Acasta (40) 1797-1821
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1797)
Chichester (44) 1785-1815
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1785)
See more...

Truelove
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	4.1694	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Sold	24.5.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel42' 6"Imperial Feet12.8778
Breadth17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Depth in Hold9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448
Burthen65 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1694CommanderBWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 2.3.1695/96Gunner ADM 6/3/134ADM 6/37.1.1694/95 - 6.11.1695Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/27ADM 6/33.3.1695/96 - 1696Gunner ADM 6/3/135ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Commissioned for Berkeley's squadronBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £725.0.0dBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
3.1693/94Began rebuilding at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
4.1694Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £200.17.11dBWAS-1603
1.4.1694Completed rebuilding at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £410.11.2dBWAS-1603
25.5.1698Sold for £173BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:16	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Acasta' (1797) (40) 1797-1821 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:14	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:12	Jon Miller	Sir Edward Joseph Hamilton (1^st Baronet of Marlborough House)British Naval Sailor Service 1793-1846
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:11	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Centaur' (1797) (74) 1797-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Monday 27th of July 2026 11:10	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Achille' (1798) (74) 1798-1865 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

GDPR Statement