British storeship 'Suffolk' (1694)

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Suffolk

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Suffolk Hagboat
Nominal Guns6BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased7.1694BWAS-1603
First Commissioned2.9.1695BWAS-1603
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1603
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1603
Ship TypeStoreshipBWAS-1603
Sold15.12.1713BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616 
Length of Keel96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592 
Burthen477 58⁄94Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
169545 BWAS-1603

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1695 - 9.2.1695/96Captain
Charles AdamsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1703
BWAS-160310.2.1695/96 - 25.11.1696Captain
Nicholas DyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
TransferedBWAS-160326.11.1696 - 15.8.1699Captain
Thomas SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1693-1716
ADM 6/4/49BWAS-160328.1.1700/1 - 18.3.1702/3Captain and Master
Robert WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1711
ADM 6/6/53BWAS-160319.3.1702/3 - 6.11.1705Captain
Robert WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1711
ADM 6/7/106ADM 6/77.11.1705 - 26.9.1706Captain
Jordan SandysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1717
ADM 6/9/49
Confirmed 18.2.1706/7ADM 6/927.9.1706 - 17.3.1708/9Captain
Robert WatkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1711
Transfered ADM 6/9/15ADM 6/918.3.1708/9 - 2.3.1712/13Captain
John SapsfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1718
ADM 6/10/45BWAS-16031.4.1713 - 25.9.1713Commander
Ellis BrandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1747
ADM 6/11/254BWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1696 - 1696Purser
Phillip MathewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696
ADM 6/4/51
Issued by
Sir Cloudisley ShovellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1691
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 4.12.1696ADM 6/421.1.1702/3 - 1703Chaplain
William ChurcherBritish
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1703
ADM 6/7/80ADM 6/7

Service History


DateEventSource
1696To NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
26.8.1699Paid offADM 33
30.6.1701Ordered to be fitted for sea as a hospital shipBWAS-1603
1712To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
2.3.1712/13Paid offADM 33
13.3.1712/13Ordered fitted as a hospital shipBWAS-1603
25.9.1713Paid offADM 33
15.12.1713Sold to Tomas Coram for £1,050BWAS-1603


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1603
Merchant vessel purchased from Arthur Shallett
 
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