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1693 Program Fireships

Complement as fireshipsBWAS-1603
Men: 45. Guns: 8 x 6pdrs

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns28
Approved1693/11
Designer 
RateFifth Rate
TypeFireship
Designed Crew115
Ships in Class5

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 86.00 Imperial Pound ( 39.00 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 x British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 x British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 x British 4-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed          
Vesuvius (28) 1693-1705
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Fireship
UnknownShoreham - Sussex 4.12.16937.9.1705Broken Up92' 0"77' 6"25' 7"10' 6"269 7694
Blaze (28) 1694-1697
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Fireship
UnknownBlackwall Yard - Blackwall 17.2.1693/945.5.1697Captured93' 0"77' 8"24' 9"10' 0"253 694
Phoenix (28) 1694-1709
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Fireship
16.11.1693Rotherhithe - London - Surrey 16.3.1693/941709Broken Up to Rebuild91' 0"76' 0"25' 2 ½"9' 10 ½"256 8394
Firebrand (28) 1694-1707
British 28 Gun
5th Rate Fireship
16.11.1693Limehouse - London 31.3.169422.10.1707Wrecked92' 3"78' 0"25' 5"9' 7"268 294
Terrible (26) 1694-1710
British 26 Gun
5th Rate Fireship
24.1.1693/94Shoreham - Sussex 15.6.169420.9.1710Captured92' 3"76' 0"25' 0"9' 8"252' 6294"

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