British Fifth Rate fireship 'Spy' (1690)

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Spy
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.12.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	6.4.1690	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	5.4.1690	B028
Shipyard	Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe	B028
Ship Class	1689 Program Fireships (1689)	B028
Constructor	John TaylorBritish Ship Builder Service 1690-1703	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Fireship	B028
Burnt	12.1.1692/93	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Burthen253Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Breadth25' 4 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327
Depth in Hold9' 6 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen272 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.4.1690Broadside Weight = 86 Imperial Pound ( 39.001 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.12.1689115Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1690 - c.18.1.1690/91CaptainBWAS-160319.1.1690/91 - 21.2.1691/92CaptainBWAS-160322.2.1691/92 - 12.1.1692/93CommanderBWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.2.1690/91 - 5.2.1691/92Gunner TransferedADM/Ac.5.2.1691/92 - 13.1.1692/93GunnerADM/A1693 - 13.1.1692/93CarpenterADM/A

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
12.1.1692/93Accidentally burnt while repairing at PortsmouthBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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