British sloop 'Chatham' (1673)

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Chatham
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1672/73	BWAS-1603
Launched	1673	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Ship Class	Chatham Group (1673)	B028
Designed by	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Phineus PettBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1647-1673	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Wrecked	10.2.1677/78	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel57' 6"Imperial Feet17.3954
Breadth12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Depth in Hold5' 0"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft4' 0"Imperial Feet1.2192
Burthen50Tons BM

Armament

1673Broadside Weight UnknownBWAS-1603
Gun Deck4

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
167310Design ComplementBWAS-1603
1.1.1678/7910ADM 8/1/91ADM8-DB

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.3.1673 - 8.9.1673CommanderBWAS-160316.7.1677 - 10.2.1677/78Commander†BWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1673

Convoyes to ye Herring Fisher off Great Yarmouth

ADM8-DB
10.2.1677/78

Taken by slaves in an attempt to stop them being carried to Cadiz and deliberately wrecked at Tangier

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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