British hired hospital ship 'London Merchant' (1690)
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London Merchant
14472
Nominal Guns
Unknown
Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Acquired
4.3.1689/90
Shipyard
Unknown
Category
Hired Vessel
Ship Type
Hospital Ship
Returned to Owners
13.11.1696
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
70' 0"
Imperial Feet
21.336
Breadth
26' 10"
Imperial Feet
7.9248
Burthen
268
9
⁄
94
Tons BM
3 Warrant Officers
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
22.3.1691/92
-
1692
Surgeon
William Hopkins
British
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1690-1692
ADM 106/416/289
ADM 106
1695
Carpenter
Thomas Ross
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1695
ADM 6/3/34
ADM 6/3
1696
-
13.11.1696
Boatswain
Thomas Holding
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1699
ADM 6/4/58
ADM 6/4
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ADM 106
ADM 106 1674-1832 Navy Board: Entry Book of Out Letters
Document
ADM 6/3
ADM 6/3 Commission and Warrant Book 1694/5 Jan.-1696 25 May
Archive
ADM 6/4
ADM 6/4 Commission and Warrant Book 1696 25 May-1698 20 Jan.
Archive
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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