British ketch 'Eaglet' (1655)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Eaglet
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1655	B028
Shipyard	Horsleydown Wharf - Bermondsey	B028
Ship Class	Eaglet Group (1655)	B028
Constructor	HigginsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Ketch	B028
Sailing Rig	Ketch	B028
Sold	21.5.1674	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel40' 0"Imperial Feet12.192
Breadth16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen54 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.10.165535Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1655 - 1656CommanderBWAS-16031656CommanderBWAS-16031656 - 1660CommanderBWAS-16033.4.1660 - 1.4.1662CommanderBWAS-16037.11.1664 - 6.4.1665CommanderTRN221.4.1665 - 21.3.1667/68CaptainB05122.3.1668/69 - 2.7.1669CommanderB05113.10.1669 - 28.4.1672CommanderB05120.5.1672 - 1.4.1674CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1668Loaned to Prince Rupert and others for an expedition to Hudson's BayBWAS-1603
1.7.1673At Jamaica ADM8-DB
31.8.1673

Pay record starting 1.1.1671/72 for a period of 21 months, 3 weeks & 0 days for a value of £913.10.0d.

ADM8-DB

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM8-DBSamuel McLean, Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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