British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Dragon' (1707)

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Dragon
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.11.1706	BWAS-1603
Acquired	10.1707	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	28.10.1707	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 54-Gunner (1706)	BWAS-1603
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Wrecked	16.3.1711/12	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck131' 8"Imperial Feet39.9354
Length of Keel108' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet32.9248
Breadth35' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet10.6871
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen719 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1707Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1706280Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1707 - 16.3.1711/12Captain ADM 6/9/97BWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1707 - 15.11.1710First Lieutenant ADM 6/9/97ADM 6/928.10.1707 - 5.8.1708Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/97ADM 6/96.8.1708 - 15.11.1710Second Lieutenant ADM 6/9/178ADM 6/916.11.1710 - 28.3.1711First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/149ADM 6/1116.11.1710 - 17.1.1710/11Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/149
Confirmed 9.7.1711ADM 6/1118.1.1710/11 - 16.3.1711/12Second Lieutenant ADM 6/11/149
Confirmed 9.7.1711ADM 6/1129.3.1711 - 16.3.1711/12First Lieutenant ADM 6/11/149
Confirmed 9.7.1711ADM 6/11

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.8.1708 - 1710Volunteer Transfered ADM 107/2/251E-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1708On the Dutch coastBWAS-1603
1709Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
8.5.1710

Sailed for Nova Scotia

BWAS-1603
2.10.1710Present at the capture of Port RoyalBWAS-1603
1711RefittedBWAS-1603
26.3.1712

Wrecked on the Casquets, near Alderney

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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