British sloop 'Chatham Double' (1673)

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Chatham Double
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1672/73	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1673	B028
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	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
Sold	12.1683	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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
167310Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.6.1673 - 6.12.1674CommanderBWAS-160316.7.1677 - 8.1.1678/79Commander†BWAS-16039.1.1678/79 - 4.5.1679CaptainBWAS-16035.5.1679 - 19.7.1679CaptainBWAS-160328.2.1679/80 - 31.6.1680CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1680 - 22.3.1679/80BoatswainCTB-06

Service History

DateEventSource
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 26.6.1672 for a period of 2 months, 4 weeks & 4 days for a value of £120.12.0d. ADM 8/1/7

ADM8-DB
28.9.1673

Convoyes to ye Herring Fisher off Great Yarmouth

ADM8-DB

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CTB-06 Digital Book

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