British fireship 'Duke' (1739)

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Duke
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	22.6.1739	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.7.1739	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Expended as Fireship	14.6.1742	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck83' 1"Imperial Feet25.3069
Length of Keel66' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet20.12
Breadth23' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Burthen11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen199 ²⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1739Broadside Weight = 26 Imperial Pound ( 11.7912 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.173945 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1739 - 16.12.1739Commander ADM 6/16/194BWAS-171417.12.1739 - 16.1.1739/40Commander ADM 6/16/278
Confirmed 10.3.1743/44ADM 6/1617.1.1739/40 - 29.11.1740Commander ADM 6/16/180
Confirmed 18.5.1743BWAS-171430.11.1740 - 14.6.1742Commander ADM 6/16/74
Confirmed 10.7.1742TRN3

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1739 - 14.6.1742Lieutenant ADM 6/15/194ADM 6/15

Service History

DateEventSource
22.6.1739Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £697.8.7dBWAS-1714
7.7.1739Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.8.1739Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1832.9.11dBWAS-1714
14.6.1742Duke's attack at St Tropez

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/15 Archive

ADM 6/16 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

TRN3William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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