British sloop 'Bonetta' (1673)

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Bonetta
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1672/73	B028
Acquired	1673	B028
First Commissioned	21.6.1673	B028
Shipyard	Deptford - London	ADM 106
Designed by	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	BWAS-1603
Constructor	GoringBritish Ship Builder Service 1673	ADM 106
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	1687	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel61' 0"Imperial Feet18.5928
Breadth13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Depth in Hold5' 0"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft4' 6"Imperial Feet1.3716
Burthen57Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
167310 BWAS-1603
1.7.167336ADM 8/1/2ADM8-DB
1.1.1679/8010ADM 8/1/114ADM8-DB

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1673 - 15.4.1674CommanderBWAS-160313.7.1677 - 13.6.1679CommanderBWAS-160312.6.1679 - 24.8.1680CommanderBWAS-160321.5.1681 - 1.9.1681CommanderBWAS-16034.12.1682 - 7.4.1683CommanderBWAS-16038.4.1684 - 18.7.1686CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1673

Refitting at Sheerness Dockyard .

ADM8-DB
15.4.1674Paid offADM 33
24.8.1680

Paid off

ADM 33
1.9.1681Paid offADM 33
23.7.1686

Paid off

ADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 33 Archive

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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