British advice boat 'Express' (1695)

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Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802
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1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
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Express
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.10.1694	BWAS-1603
Acquired	4.1695	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Constructor	William StigantBritish Ship Builder Service 1683-1685	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Advice Boat	B028
Sold	8.1.1711/12	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425
Length of Keel56' 6"Imperial Feet17.0942
Breadth16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Depth in Hold16' 10"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen76 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 7.5 Imperial Pound ( 3.4014 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169540 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1695 - 10.1695Commander ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/330.12.1695 - 23.10.1701Commander ADM 6/3/108ADM 6/324.10.1701 - 18.1.1702/3Commander Transfered ADM 6/6/119BWAS-160321.1.1702/3 - 11.3.1702/3Commander Transfered ADM 6/7/82BWAS-1603

7 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.5.1695 - 6.1.1696/97Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/58ADM 6/329.5.1695 - 15.1.1696/97Boatswain ADM 6/3/58ADM 6/317.6.1695 - bef.24.3.1697Cook Dismissed ADM 6/3/67
Issued by
Confirmed 5.8.1695ADM 6/316.1.1696/97 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/62ADM 6/416.1.1696/97 - bef.24.5.1699Boatswain Resigned ADM 6/4/64ADM 6/425.5.1699 - 1699Boatswain ADM 6/5/55ADM 6/525.5.1699 - 1699Gunner ADM 6/5/55ADM 6/5

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1695FittingBWAS-1603
1696Voyage to the East IndiesBWAS-1603
1697In the Channel and Irish sea until 1701BWAS-1603
1702Acting as a West Indies packetBWAS-1603
1703Commissioned for the Bristol ChannelBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/5 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:36	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Racoon' (1795) (16) 1795-1806 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:35	Jon Miller	Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British Naval Sailor Service 1771-1804
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:34	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:29	Jon Miller	British hired tender 'Margaret' (1785) (4) 1785-1798 British 4 Gun Hired Tender

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