British yacht 'Bolton' (1709)

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Bolton
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	8.10.1708	BWAS-1603
Launched	19.7.1709	B028
First Commissioned	5.7.1709	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Constructor	William PoddBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Broken Up	1817	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck53' 2"Imperial Feet16.1713
Length of Keel38' 0"Imperial Feet11.5824
Breadth14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen42 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1709Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British 2-Pounder

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.7.1709 - 18.1.1710/11Captain Transfered ADM 6/10/75BWAS-160319.1.1710/11 - 13.12.1714Commander ADM 6/11/95BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 25.7.1715Captain and Master ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1226.7.1715 - 19.2.1727/28Commander ADM 6/12/47ADM 6/1219.2.1727/28 - bef.1.4.1748Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/13/194ADM 6/1315.4.1748 - 1.5.1757Commander ADM 3/17/345ADM 6/172.5.1757 - 8.9.1772Commander Transfered ADM 6/18/391ADM 6/18

Service History

DateEventSource
1817Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/17 Archive

ADM 6/18 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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