British Fifth Rate ship 'Folkestone' (1703)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Folkestone
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1702	BWAS-1603
Named	11.10.1703	BWAS-1603
Acquired	14.10.1703	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	Lark Group (1702)	B028
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	1.1728	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck115' 8"Imperial Feet35.0655
Length of Keel95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth31' 4"Imperial Feet9.5504
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen496 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.10.1703Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.7.1702190Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.10.1703 - 6.1.1705/6Captain Transfered ADM 6/8/21ADM 6/87.1.1705/6 - 7.3.1708/9Captain Transfered ADM 6/9/71
Confirmed 23.5.1707BWAS-16038.3.1708/9 - 25.1.1710/11Captain Transfered ADM 6/10/41ADM 6/1026.1.1710/11Captain ADM 6/11/102BWAS-160327.1.1710/11 - 1.2.1710/11Captain ADM 6/11/98ADM 6/112.2.1710/11 - 7.3.1710/11Captain ADM 6/11/104ADM 6/118.3.1710/11 - 1.8.1715Captain ADM 6/11/118ADM 6/11

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1703 - 10.12.1703Lieutenant ADM 6/8/28ADM 6/811.12.1703 - 15.1.1705/6Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/32ADM 6/816.1.1705/6 - 26.6.1706Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/52
Confirmed 24.2.1706/7ADM 6/926.6.1706 - 10.9.1706Lieutenant ADM 6/9/18
Confirmed 16.10.1706ADM 6/911.9.1706 - 26.5.1709Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/71
Confirmed 23.5.1707ADM 6/927.5.1709 - 8.4.1712Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/64ADM 6/109.4.1712 - 2.8.1715Lieutenant ADM 6/11/204ADM 6/11

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.5.1713 - 25.10.1713Midshipman Extra Transfered ADM 6/11/258ADM 6/112.7.1713 - 2.8.1715Midshipman Extra ADM 6/11/265ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1703First commissionedBWAS-1603
1704Russian convoy dutyBWAS-1603
1708Stationed in the North SeaBWAS-1603
1712Stationed at KinsaleBWAS-1603
1712Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1713Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
11.1713Completed large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £5531.1.6dBWAS-1603
1715Began large repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1603
2.8.1715

Paid off

ADM 33
1.1718Break up completedBWAS-1603
18.11.1727Docked at Woolwich to break upBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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