British Fifth Rate frigate 'Southsea Castle' (1708)

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Southsea Castle
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	10.3.1707/8	BWAS-1603
Named	11.1708	BWAS-1603
Acquired	18.11.1708	B028
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	B028
Ship Class	1706 Establishment 42-Gunner (1706)	B028
Constructor	Edward SwallowBritish Ship Builder Service 1696-1713	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	26.2.1722/23	B028
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Southsea Castle' (1724) (40) 1724-1744 British 40 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck119' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet36.2903
Length of Keel98' 3"Imperial Feet29.8799
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044
Depth in Hold1' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet0.3239
Burthen546 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.11.1708Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.11.1708 - 23.3.1711/12CaptainBWAS-160324.3.1711/12 - 22.4.1715Captain ADM 6/11/200BWAS-160323.4.1715 - 16.5.1715Captain ADM 6/12/40ADM 6/12

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
17.2.1708/9 - 4.4.1709Midshipman ADM 107/2/217ADM 107/2

Service History

DateEventSource
1709Commissioned for AmericaBWAS-1603
13.6.1710Took the Privateer in the North SeaBWAS-1603
22.8.1710Took the Naval sloop Hermione (6) in the ChannelBWAS-1603
1711In the Channel and the DownsBWAS-1603
24.3.1711Took the Privateer BWAS-1603
12.5.1712Took the Privateer in the ChannelBWAS-1603
30.7.1712Took the Ship in the ChannelBWAS-1603
5.1715Paid offBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/2 Archive

ADM 6/12 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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