British Fifth Rate fireship 'Dolphin' (1690)

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Dolphin	13249
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.12.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	29.3.1690	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program Fireships (1689)	B028
Constructor	Robert LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1681-1698	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	28.5.1709	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck93' 6"Imperial Feet28.3972
Length of Keel82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Breadth24' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Burthen268 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.3.1690Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.12.1689115Design Complement

22 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.3.1690 - 2.1691CaptainBWAS-16036.2.1690/91 - 6.10.1691CaptainB0511692CaptainB05127.12.1693 - 4.11.1695CaptainBWAS-160328.3.1696 - 26.4.1696Captain ADM 6/3/142ADM 6/327.4.1696 - 23.11.1696Captain ADM 6/3/149BWAS-160324.11.1696 - 14.2.1696/97Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/48BWAS-160315.2.1696/97 - 24.7.1697Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/74BWAS-160330.7.1697 - 23.6.1698Captain ADM 6/4/131
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 13.12.1697ADM 6/424.6.1698 - 10.1.1699/1700Captain ADM 6/5/23BWAS-160311.1.1699/1700 - 5.3.1699/1700Captain ADM 107/1/266BWAS-16036.3.1699/1700 - 26.3.1700Captain ADM 6/6/24ADM 6/627.3.1700 - 22.2.1700/1Captain ADM 6/6/29ADM 6/61.10.1701 - 24.2.1703/4Captain ADM 6/6/115BWAS-16032.3.1703/4 - 5.3.1703/4Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/58ADM 6/86.3.1703/4 - 7.1.1705/6Captain ADM 6/8/60BWAS-16038.1.1705/6 - 21.1.1705/6Captain ADM 6/8/217ADM 6/822.1.1705/6 - 2.2.1705/6Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/223BWAS-16032.2.1705/6 - 16.9.1706Captain ADM 6/8/228BWAS-160317.9.1706 - 3.8.1707Captain ADM 6/9/26
Confirmed 14.11.1706BWAS-16035.8.1707 - 23.7.1708CaptainBWAS-160324.7.1708 - 12.5.1709Captain ADM 6/10/55
Confirmed 23.4.1709ADM 6/10

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.2.1695/96 - 13.5.1696Lieutenant ADM 6/3/132ADM 6/314.5.1696 - 5.8.1697Lieutenant ADM 6/3/157ADM 6/36.8.1697 - 30.6.1698Lieutenant ADM 6/5/5
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 11.2.1697/98ADM 6/51.7.1698 - 30.4.1700Lieutenant ADM 6/5/24ADM 6/51.5.1700 - 16.2.1700/1Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/55
Confirmed 14.2.1700/1ADM 6/61.10.1701 - 3.4.1704Lieutenant ADM 6/6/115ADM 6/64.4.1704 - 14.1.1705/6Lieutenant ADM 6/8/69ADM 6/824.1.1705/6 - 5.2.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/224ADM 6/86.2.1705/6 - 29.4.1707Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/227ADM 6/8

12 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.2.1694/95 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/312.2.1694/95 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/34ADM 6/31696 - 6.3.1695/96Purser Transfered ADM 6/3/136ADM 6/37.3.1695/96 - 1.12.1696Purser Transfered ADM 6/21/136ADM/A14.9.1696 - 8.1.1696/97Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/4/25ADM 6/424.10.1696 - bef.17.9.1698Gunner Dismissed ADM 6/4/40ADM 6/42.12.1696 - 4.3.1700/1Purser Dismissed ADM 6/4/50ADM 6/49.1.1696/97 - 1697Boatswain ADM 6/4/60ADM 6/46.8.1697 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/7
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 19.2.1697/98ADM 6/511.11.1697 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/124ADM 617.9.1698 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/5/30ADM 6/529.12.1698 - 1698Gunner ADM 6/5/37ADM 6/5

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.5.1696 - 22.2.1696/97Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/3/154ADM 6/318.11.1696 - 13.4.1697Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/4/46ADM 6/42.8.1698 - 1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/26ADM 6/53.8.1698 - 1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/26ADM 6/5

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
6.10.1691Paid offADM 33
9.1.1691/92Re-rated as a 24-gun Fifth Rate and commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
9.1.1691/92Rerated as a 24 gunner
4.11.1695Paid offADM 33
1696Sailed with a Portugese convoyBWAS-1603
1697In the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1700In the Irish SeaBWAS-1603
22.2.1700/1Paid offADM 33
1704In the Channel and then the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1705In the North SeaBWAS-1603
2.2.1705/6Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1707Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
5.8.1707At JamaicaBWAS-1603
28.5.1709

Ordered to be laid up at Portsmouth and broken up to be rebuilt

BWAS-1603
24.6.1709

Paid off

ADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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