British brigantine 'Postboy' (1696)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
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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Postboy
Nominal Guns	4	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.5.1695	BWAS-1603
Acquired	11.2.1695/96	B028
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Brigantine	B028
Sailing Rig	Brigantine	B028
Captured	1.6.1702	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel51' 6"Imperial Feet15.6972
Breadth16' 8 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895
Depth in Hold6' 5"Imperial Feet1.9558
Burthen76' ⁴⁰⁄₉₄"Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.1.1695/96 - 25.6.1699Commander ADM 6/3/122ADM 6/326.6.1699 - 8.3.1701/2Commander ADM 6/6/4ADM 6/69.3.1701/2 - 1.6.1702Commander ADM 6/7/16BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.2.1695/96 - 6.5.1697Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/3/128ADM 6/325.1.1696/97 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/47.7.1699 - 1699Carpenter ADM 6/6/6ADM 6/6

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1.1693/94 - 21.2.1693/94Captain's Servant Transfered ADM 107/1/304ADM 107/1

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1702Taken by two French privateers off Beachy HeadBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/1 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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