British Fifth Rate ship 'Hunter' (1673)

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Hunter

4809
Nominal Guns30B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Dutch Privateer ship 'Abrahams Offering' (1672) (30) 1672-1673
Dutch 30 Gun
Privateer Ship
Captured1673BWAS-1603
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeShipB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Sold12.1683BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384 
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Draught Aft13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Burthen265 90⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1673Broadside Weight = 109 Imperial Pound ( 49.4317 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck18 British Demi-Culverin
Upper Gun Deck8 British Saker
Quarterdeck4 British Minions

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1673130Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
1673120Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
167385Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1673 - 6.5.1674Captain
George ColtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1663-1666
BWAS-160325.9.1674 - 7.9.1677Captain
Richard DickensonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1667-1690
BWAS-160310.1.1677/78 - 27.10.1680Captain
John TosierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1689
BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
bef.3.3.1676/77 - aft.3.3.1676/77Lieutenant
James MontgomeryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1794
ADM 8/1/74ADM 8

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
7.1.1681/82 - 19.8.1683Able Seaman
John HumphreysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1681-1697
Transfered ADM 107/1/90ADM 107/1

47 Passengers


DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas CockBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Robert ChiffinBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Noah ParkerBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John EvansBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Ambrose HenfreeBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas LoindBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas RichardsonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Richard MerringtonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Cornelius LachlonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Francis RedmainBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Joseph RiversBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Nicholas StonningBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
James PungBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Robert MercumBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Benjamin WillisBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
William WinfordBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John VaughanBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John WestBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Richard HarrisBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas MasonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas HallBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Patrick CairneyBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
George WincheBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Peter WatsonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
William OwensBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas RousBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas MacketBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Henry WebberBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas MaynderBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Nicholas GunniopBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Morris SmithBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas BishopBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Robert PeppinBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
James HallBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Hugh MayBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John KennedayBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John WoodcockBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John HornBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Ambrose BrownBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
John AlexanderBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Jonas JohnsonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Gilbert DikeBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Ambrose RoseBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Ralph GravesBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Robert MiddletonBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184714.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Unknown
Thomas ButlerBritish
Other
Service 1679
ref:184715.2.1678/79 - 20.3.1678/79Captain
Joseph GravesBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1679
ref:1847

Service History


DateEventSource
1673Taken in the ChannelBWAS-1603
4.1673Fitted at PlymouthBWAS-1603
1675Sailed to SurinamBWAS-1603
1678Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1603
25.1.1678/79Sailed from Port Royal ref:1847
11.2.1678/79Arrived at Cuba ref:1847
13.2.1678/79Arrived at Havana ref:1847
13.2.1678/79

Demanded the release of all English prisoners held at  Havana

ref:1847
14.2.1678/79

46 prisoners were handed over by the Spanish Authorities at  Havana

ref:1847
15.2.1678/79Sailed from Havana ref:1847
15.2.1678/79

Rescued Captain Joseph Graves and 14 of his crew from a long boat, their vessel having been wrecked 18 days earlier, thirty leagues to the east of Havana

ref:1847
20.3.1678/79Arrived at Port Royal ref:1847
27.10.1680Paid offADM 51
12.1683Sold as uselessBWAS-1603

 
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