British Sixth Rate ketch 'Deptford' (1665)

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Deptford

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Nominal Guns10B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired1665B028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford B028
CategorySixth RateB028
Ship TypeKetchB028
Wrecked26.8.1689BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496 
Breadth18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864 
Depth in Hold9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448 
Draught Aft9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448 
Burthen89 58⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1665Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4715 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British Saker

1.7.1673Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9658 kg)ADM8-DB
Gun Deck12 British Saker

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
166545 BWAS-1603

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1667 - 1668Captain
Mark PaulBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1667-1668
B0514.10.1668 - 3.10.1668Captain
Thomas HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1666-1695
B0515.10.1668 - 25.6.1669Captain
John AshbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1665-1689
B05123.7.1670 - 24.1.1674/75Captain
William AnguishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1666-1677
B05123.1.1674/75 - 19.11.1675Captain
Jonathon WathamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1658-1678
B05110.9.1676 - 1.5.1678Captain
George TyeteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1667-1673
B05128.5.1678 - 25.6.1680Captain
James AireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1678-1680
B05123.7.1680 - 8.9.1682Captain
Christopher BillopBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1671-1693
BWAS-160318.11.1682 - 2.12.1682Captain
Charles CarlisleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1682-1684
BWAS-16037.3.1682/83 - 15.12.1683Captain
Andrew MitchellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1677-1683
†BWAS-160317.12.1683 - 22.3.1683/84Captain
John GeorgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1684
TransferedBWAS-160323.3.1684/85 - 1687Commander
John CroftsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1690
BWAS-16031688 - 26.8.1688Captain
Thomas BerryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1688
BWAS-16031.6.1688 - 13.9.1688Captain
William DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1689
B051

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1687 - 9.6.1687Gunner
Ruben BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1687
Dismissed ADM 1/5253/42ADM 1/5253

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
25.4.1686 - 9.7.1688Midshipman
Edward DixonBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1676-1711
ADM 107/1/34ADM 107/1

Service History


DateEventSource
1665Completed at Wivenhoe - Essex at a cost of £518.15.0dBWAS-1603
3.2.1666/67

Action against Dutch convoy off Alderney

BWAS-1603
1.7.1673

Plying Off Lynn & Dover

ADM8-DB
1674To the StraitsBWAS-1603
7.1679To the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1603
26.8.1689

Capsized in a squall and sunk off Jamestown, VA. Eight men drowned

BWAS-1603

 
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