British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Gloucester' (1695)

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Gloucester

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Gloucester Hulk Glocester
Nominal Guns60BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.3.1693BWAS-1603
Launched5.2.1694/95BWAS-1603
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardBristol - England BWAS-1603
Ship Class1691 Program - 60 gun 4th Rates (1691)B028
Designed by
John TippettsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1650-1692
BWAS-1603
Constructor
Thomas ClementsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1603
Ship TypeShip of the LineB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Broken Up10.1731BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck145' 2"Imperial Feet44.1971 
Length of Keel120' 4"Imperial Feet36.5811 
Breadth37' 5"Imperial Feet11.2957 
Depth in Hold15' 8"Imperial Feet4.6126 
Burthen896Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck145' 2"Imperial Feet44.1971 
Length of Keel120' 4"Imperial Feet36.5811 
Breadth37' 5"Imperial Feet11.2957 
Burthen896 9⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1695Broadside Weight = 408 Imperial Pound ( 185.028 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 British 3-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight = 375 Imperial Pound ( 170.0625 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck26 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck10 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1703365Establishment for warBWAS-1714
1703240Establishment for peaceBWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1695 - 30.4.1697Captain
Thomas PoultonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1699
ADM 6/3/74BWAS-16031.7.1697 - 15.6.1699Captain
Thomas ShermanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1695
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/4/107BWAS-160326.6.1699 - 23.3.1700/1Captain
William ScalleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1703
ADM 6/6/44
Confirmed 16.7.1700BWAS-160324.3.1700/1 - 2.4.1701Captain
Thomas ButlerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1711
Transfered ADM 6/6/79ADM 6/63.4.1701 - 20.5.1701Captain
William HockadayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1693-1701
ADM 6/6/83ADM 6/621.5.1701 - 6.6.1703Captain
John HartnollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1692-1711
Transfered ADM 6/6/97BWAS-16038.6.1703 - 8.9.1703Captain
Philip BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1689-1713
ADM 6/8/35
Confirmed 20.12.1703ADM 6/89.9.1703 - 28.9.1706Captain
Thomas MeadeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1690-1715
ADM 6/8/25
Issued by
John GraydonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1703
, West Indies - North Atlantic Ocean
Confirmed 10.11.1703BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1698 - 1701Rear-Admiral of the Blue
John BenbowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1678-1702
BWAS-1603

15 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1696/97 - 13.4.1697Second Lieutenant
Sir Charles RichBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695
Transfered ADM 6/4/84
Confirmed 24.3.1696/97ADM 6/419.4.1697 - 30.6.1697Second Lieutenant
James WestcombeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1711
ADM 6/4/90ADM 6/41.7.1697 - 6.3.1698/99First Lieutenant
Jacob FletcherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1699
ADM 6/4/107ADM 6/41.7.1697 - 10.9.1697Second Lieutenant
Nathaniel ChampionBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1700
Transfered ADM 6/4/107ADM 6/411.9.1697 - 23.11.1697Second Lieutenant
Thomas WittsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1707
ADM 6/4/117ADM 6/423.11.1697 - 15.3.1698/99Second Lieutenant
Edmund LechmoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1704
ADM 6/4/126ADM 6/47.3.1698/99 - 23.3.1700/1First Lieutenant
Jasper PoynterBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1674-1713
ADM 6/6/44
Confirmed 15.7.1700ADM 6/616.3.1698/99 - 23.3.1700/1Second Lieutenant
William LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1723
ADM 6/6/44
Confirmed 15.7.1700ADM 6/624.3.1700/1 - 2.2.1702/3First Lieutenant
John DoleingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1674-1716
Transfered ADM 6/6/79ADM 6/624.3.1700/1 - 24.6.1703Second Lieutenant
Charles TrippBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1709
ADM 6/6/79ADM 6/66.5.1702 - 24.6.1703Third Lieutenant
Francis KnightonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1701
ADM 6/8/25
Confirmed 10.11.1703ADM 6/825.6.1703 - 16.8.1704First Lieutenant
Charles TrippBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1709
ADM 6/8/25
Confirmed 11.11.1703ADM 6/825.6.1703 - 9.5.1705Second Lieutenant
Francis KnightonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1699-1701
ADM 6/8/25
Confirmed 10.11.1703ADM 6/816.8.1704 - 28.9.1706First Lieutenant
Nathaniel BlackmoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1734
ADM 6/8/89ADM 6/1410.5.1705 - 28.9.1706Second Lieutenant
Thomas WhitakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1709
ADM 6/9/5
Confirmed 22.7.1706ADM 6/9

10 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1695Carpenter
John BrookerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1698
ADM 6/3/53ADM 6/31.3.1694/95 - 1695Volunteer
William WilkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695
ADM 6/3/38ADM 6/324.11.1695 - 26.12.1697Gunner
Charles NormanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
Transfered ADM 6/4/86
Issued by
Sir George RookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1705

Confirmed 26.3.1697ADM 6/428.11.1695 - 1697Boatswain
Thomas MollambBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1697
ADM 6/4/92
Issued by
Sir George RookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1705
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.4.1697ADM 6/418.8.1697 - 20.10.1698Chaplain
David HalesBritish
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1697-1698
ADM 6/4/114ADM 6/427.12.1697 - 1697Gunner
Paul AlexanderBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697
ADM 6/4/133ADM 6/41698Purser
John DacyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1698
ADM 6/5/2ADM 6/528.1.1697/98 - 1698Purser
Thomas FieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1698
ADM 6/5/2ADM 6/521.10.1698 - 1698Chaplain
Michael MosseBritish
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1698
ADM 6/5/32ADM 6/51702 - 21.4.1702Purser
Thomas JordanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1702
DismissedADM 1/5262

9 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1.1694/95 - 11.1.1697/98Volunteer
Richard BrillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1698
Transfered ADM 6/3/28ADM 6/318.2.1694/95 - 1698Volunteer
Henry GlanvilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1707
ADM 6/3/36ADM 6/330.7.1697 - 1697Volunteer
Isaac PrestonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
ADM 6/4/112ADM 6/430.7.1697 - 7.8.1699Volunteer
Philip StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1708
ADM 107/1/196ADM 107/12.10.1697 - 11.1.1698/99Volunteer-per-order
Robert BrounkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1697
Transfered ADM 107/1/278ADM 107/129.11.1697 - 1697Volunteer
Arthur DelgarnoBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1696-1728
ADM 6/4/128ADM 6/48.8.1699 - 10.7.1700Midshipman
Philip StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1697-1708
ADM 107/1/196ADM 107/15.2.1703/4 - 28.9.1706Volunteer-per-order
Edward ReddishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1703-1736
ADM 107/2/203ADM 107/212.8.1706 - 1.11.1706Coxswain
Edward BrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1708
Transfered ADM 107/1/263ADM 107/1

5 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
11.9.1699 - 4.3.1700/1Ordinary Seaman
John RooseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1721
ADM 107/2/24ADM 107/25.3.1700/1 - 21.12.1701Captain's Clerk
John RooseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1691-1721
Transfered ADM 107/2/24ADM 107/24.5.1705 - 14.10.1705Ordinary Seaman
Edward BrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1708
ADM 107/1/263ADM 107/115.10.1705 - 11.8.1706Able Seaman
Edward BrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1708
ADM 107/1/263ADM 107/125.3.1721 - 17.5.1721Ordinary Seaman
John DennisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1744
ADM 107/3/298ADM 107/3

Service History


DateEventSource
1695Sailed with a convoy for TurkeyBWAS-1603
29.11.1698Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1603
1704In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1706Reduced to harbour serviceB028
28.9.1706Paid offADM 51
24.4.1708Rerated as a Hulk

 
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