British yacht 'Isabella' (1703)

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Isabella
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British yacht 'Isabella' (1683) (8) 1683-1703 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht
Acquired	1703	B028
Shipyard	Greenwich - Kent	B028
Designed by	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Sold	13.3.1715/16	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck63' 4"Imperial Feet19.2363
Length of Keel52' 3"Imperial Feet15.8877
Breadth19' 5"Imperial Feet5.8053
Depth in Hold8' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen104 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170345 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1704 - 14.9.1705Commander ADM 6/8/128ADM 6/817.9.1705 - 12.3.1705/6Commander ADM 6/8/211
Confirmed 19.12.1705ADM 6/813.3.1705/6 - 13.11.1707Commander ADM 3/8/240BWAS-16037.1.1707/8 - 30.3.1708Commander ADM 6/9/117ADM 6/91.4.1708 - 29.5.1711Commander DischargedBWAS-16036.11.1711 - 13.12.1714Captain and Master ADM 6/11/175BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 9.2.1714/15Captain and Master ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
1705Commissioned for Cloudisley Shovell's fleetBWAS-1603
1706To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1708In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1712With John Leake's fleet in the ChannelBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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