British yacht 'Soesdyke' (1702)

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Soesdyke
Sousdyke Soes Dyke Soes-Dyke
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British yacht 'Soesdyke' (1692) (8) 1692-1702 British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht
Acquired	1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Wapping - London	BWAS-1603
Constructor	John FrameBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1699-1715	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Yacht
Sold	13.7.1713	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen109Tons BM

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.10.1702 - 7.1.1702/3Commander ADM 6/7/58ADM 6/78.1.1702/3 - 28.7.1703Commander ADM 6/7/72ADM 6/729.7.1703 - 18.8.1707Captain and Master ADM 6/8/8ADM 6/819.8.1707 - 11.10.1708Commander ADM 6/9/87ADM 6/9

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1702

Lords of the Admiralty to Nottingham: the yacht Soesdyke is to convey Lord Peterborough to his governership of Jamaice instead of the Fubbs.

SP 42
11.10.1708Paid offADM 33

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SP 42 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Tuesday 6th of December 2022 15:51

Paid off ships kept in ordinary still had some crew, standing officers included the gunner etc. Just means they are no longer active and 'in sea pay'. Why a request for powder would be made I have no idea though.

Posted by Mr Raymond Bessant on Tuesday 6th of December 2022 09:47

this says that Soesdyke paid off in 1708, but I have a document dated February 1713 requesting paper, powder and junk (wadding) from the Office of Ordnance at Portsmouth. Authorised by Sir Isaac Townsend.
I am happy to supply a scan and transcript of the document, mail me.

Posted by Roger Fentiman on Friday 19th of February 2021 18:54

I have this yacht recorded as the death place (near Ireland) of Phineas PETT, 1646-1694. Is there any information on this yacht for 1694?

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