British Sixth Rate yacht 'Peregrine Galley' (1700)

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Peregrine Galley ➡ 1716 Carolina
Caroline
Nominal Guns	20	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.6.1699	BWAS-1714
Named	4.9.1700	B028
Launched	21.9.1700	B028
How acquired	Purpose built	B028
Shipyard	Sheerness - Kent	B028
Designed by	of Carmarthen MarquisBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Constructor	William LeeBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1699-1701	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Yacht	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	5.1733	B028
Becomes	British yacht 'Royal Caroline' (1733) (8) 1733-1761 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht 1749 Renamed "Peregrine"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck86' 10"Imperial Feet26.2128
Length of Keel71' 0"Imperial Feet21.6408
Breadth22' 10"Imperial Feet6.7056
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen196 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1700Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9658 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

1714Broadside Weight = 57 Imperial Pound ( 25.8498 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170050EstablishmentBWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1700 - 2.2.1701/2Captain ADM 6/6/46ADM 6/63.2.1701/2 - 16.6.1713Commander ADM 6/7/5BWAS-171417.6.1713 - 13.12.1714Captain and Master ADM 6/11/263BWAS-171414.12.1714 - 18.1.1714/15Captain and Master ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1222.7.1715 - 28.5.1716Captain and Master ADM 6/12/46BWAS-171429.5.1716 - 2.4.1721Captain and Master ADM 6/12/71ADM 6/123.4.1721 - 31.12.1723Commander ADM 6/13/8BWAS-171411.8.1727 - 30.1.1729/30Commander† Discharged Dead ADM 6/14/149ADM 6/139.2.1729/30 - 31.12.1732Captain ADM 6/15/45BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.9.1700 - 28.1.1701/2Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/6/46ADM 6/623.7.1715 - 11.4.1716Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/46ADM 6/12

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.11.1706 - 30.3.1707Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/1/263ADM 107/130.8.1710 - 3.3.1711/12Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/7ADM 107/321.4.1722 - 4.5.1722Midshipman ADM 107/3/121ADM 107/3

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.5.1730 - 5.4.1732Ordinary Seaman ADM 107/3/313ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
29.5.1716Renamed CarolinaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by regis on Saturday 27th of February 2016 20:23

SEE THE SLOOP OF WAR 1650-1763

of Ian McLaughlan

PAGE 95 TO PAGE 105 :
3 ships design by Perigrine
Bridget Galley
Royal Transport first schooner ????
Perigrine Galley

Posted by Roger Williams on Monday 26th of March 2012 13:39

William Sanderson, master of the Peregrine, was knighted by George I on board when she arrived at Greenwich in September 1714, having brought the Hanoverian monarch and his entourage from The Hague for his coronation.

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