British sloop 'Bonetta' (1699)

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Bonetta
Nominal Guns	2	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.7.1699	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1.9.1699	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Bonetta Group (1699)	B028
Constructor	Samuel MillerBritish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1695	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sold	10.4.1712	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck58' 2"Imperial Feet17.6848
Length of Keel48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Breadth16' 1"Imperial Feet4.881
Depth in Hold6' 1"Imperial Feet1.8542
Burthen66 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1699Broadside Weight = 2.5 Imperial Pound ( 1.1339 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck2 British Falconet
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.169950Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1699 - 31.5.1702Commander Transfered ADM 6/6/12BWAS-160324.6.1702 - 31.8.1703Commander ADM 6/7/24BWAS-16031.9.1703 - 21.12.1704Commander TransferedBWAS-160322.12.1704 - 28.1.1704/5Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/125ADM 6/813.10.1705 - 17.12.1707Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/196BWAS-160318.12.1707 - 7.3.1708/9Commander Transfered ADM 6/9/111BWAS-16038.3.1708/9 - 2.1.1711/12Commander ADM 6/10/41BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.9.1699 - 1699Cook ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61.9.1699 - 1699Carpenter ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/61.9.1699 - 1699Gunner ADM 6/6/12ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1.1711/12Paid offADM 51
10.4.1712Sold to John Bevois for £57BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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