British Sixth Rate ship 'Deal Castle' (1697)

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Deal Castle

13530
Nominal Guns24BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered24.12.1696BWAS-1603
Acquired6.11.1697BWAS-1603
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
Ship ClassMaidstone Group (1693)BWAS-1603
Designed by
The Navy BoardBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1694-1695
BWAS-1603
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1603
Ship TypeShipBWAS-1603
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1603
Captured3.7.1706BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck91' 11"Imperial Feet27.7622 
Length of Keel77' 8"Imperial Feet23.4986 
Breadth24' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet7.3216 
Depth in Hold10' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen240 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.11.1697Broadside Weight = 61 Imperial Pound ( 27.664 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck20 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.7.1693110Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
29.10.1697 - 16.2.1699/1700Captain
Henry FowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1702
ADM 6/4/121BWAS-160316.3.1699/1700 - 13.11.1702Captain
Edward DoyleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1703
: on board from 22.3.1699/1700 ADM 6/6/26BWAS-160314.11.1702 - 16.1.1703/4Commander
Thomas ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1723
ADM 6/14/59ADM 6/717.1.1703/4 - 20.4.1705Commander
John TrehearneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1705
Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/43BWAS-160321.4.1705 - 3.7.1706Commander
Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1749
ADM 6/8/216
Confirmed 4.1.1705/6BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.11.1697 - 16.2.1699/1700Lieutenant
Thomas LambertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1701
ADM 6/4/121ADM 6/416.3.1699/1700 - 11.8.1702Lieutenant
Thomas MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1749
ADM 6/6/26ADM 6/612.8.1702 - 13.11.1702Lieutenant
William MoncktonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1706
ADM 6/7/47ADM 6/714.11.1702 - 24.5.1703Lieutenant
George DoyleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702-1706
ADM 6/7/59ADM 6/725.5.1703 - bef.8.9.1704Lieutenant
Edward PaddonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1701-1704
Discharged Dead ADM 6/8/45
Confirmed 21.1.1703/4ADM 6/88.9.1704 - 3.7.1706Lieutenant
John AldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1704-1719
ADM 6/8/216
Confirmed 4.1.1704/5ADM 6/89.9.1706 - 3.7.1706Lieutenant
John RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1706
ADM 6/9/10ADM 6/9

9 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.7.1696 - 1696Boatswain
Richard ClarageBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1699
ADM/A5.9.1696 - 10.12.1696Carpenter
James BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1696
Transfered ADM 6/4/22ADM 6/416.12.1696 - 5.5.1697Carpenter
John MackeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1699
Transfered ADM 6/4/54ADM 6/415.9.1697 - 22.5.1699Cook
Richard LangstoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1699
Transfered ADM 6/4/117ADM 6/43.11.1697 - 1697Gunner
John BolythoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697
ADM 6/4/121ADM 6/419.11.1697 - 1697Boatswain
Richard MayoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697
ADM 6/4/125ADM 6/423.5.1699 - 1699Cook
Thomas HoggBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698-1699
ADM 6/5/54ADM 6/53.6.1699 - 6.6.1699Carpenter
John DeaneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699
ADM 6/6/2ADM 6/621.3.1699/1700 - 1700Midshipman Extra
Philip SimpkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1700
ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/6

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
30.11.1697 - 1697Volunteer
William WardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/4/122ADM 6/430.3.1699 - 14.1.1699/1700Volunteer-per-order
John TrevorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1737
Transfered ADM 6/5/43ADM 107/221.3.1699/1700 - 29.3.1700Volunteer
Charles ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1700
Transfered ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/625.3.1700 - 30.9.1699Volunteer
John WancklinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699
ADM 6/6/28ADM 6/6

Service History


DateEventSource
1699To NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1700To America and the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1702Surveying the Irish CoastBWAS-1603
1703In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1704Voyage to JamaicaBWAS-1603
3.7.1706Taken by a French privateer of 26-guns off OstendBWAS-1603

 
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