British bomb vessel 'Owners Advent' (1694)

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Owners Advent
General's Adventure
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1693/94	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Sold	3.5.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth20' 5"Imperial Feet6.223
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen115 ²⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British 2-Pounder
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169425 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1694 - 3.5.1696CommanderBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1697 - 6.1.1696/97Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/4/59ADM 6/4

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.7.1694 - 13.12.1694Master's Mate ADM 107/1/79ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
Completed Purchased at a cost of £942.8.0dBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Began Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Began rebuilding at UnknownBWAS-1603
4.1694Completed rebuilding at a cost of £583.2.11dBWAS-1603
4.1694fitting at Unknown at a cost of £244.16.8dBWAS-1603
3.5.1698Sold for £154BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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