British bomb vessel 'Firedrake' (1688)

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Firedrake
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.12.1687	BWAS-1603
Acquired	23.6.1688	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Captured	12.11.1689	B028
Becomes	French frigate 'Le Canard' (1689) (22) 1689-1726 French 22 Gun Unrated Frigate (Frégate Légère) 1690 Renamed "Tempête"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck85' 2 ½"Imperial Feet25.9207
Length of Keel66' 0"Imperial Feet20.1168
Breadth24' 1"Imperial Feet7.3216
Depth in Hold9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen203 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1688Broadside Weight = 17.5 Imperial Pound ( 7.9364 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British Minions
Gun Deck4 British Falcon
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck2 British 12 1/4" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
168850 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1688 - 2.5.1689Commander TransferedBWAS-16033.5.1689 - 12.11.1689CommanderBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
12.11.1689

Taken by a French squadron from the Armement Mixte of Colbert de Seignelay in the Channel

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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