HMS Blast was a Serpent-class bomb vessel of the Royal Navy, one of ten such vessels commissioned in 1695 to support land assaults on continental ports. Over a 30-year period she saw service in the fleets of Admirals Berkeley and Byng and took part in the British victory at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718.
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Blast |
| Ordered | 9 January 1695 |
| Builder | Sir Henry Johnson, Blackwall Yard |
| Launched | 1695 |
| Commissioned | 1695 |
| Out of service | 1724 |
| Fate | Broken up, Port Mahon |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 6-gun Serpent-class bomb vessel |
| Tons burthen | 143 14⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 23 ft 1 in (7.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Ketch-rigged |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament |
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In 1721 she was converted to a storeship in British-controlled Port Mahón, and was broken up there in 1724.[1]
References edit
- ^ Winfield 2007, p. 338
Bibliography edit
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.
Further reading edit
- McLaughlan, Ian (2014). The Sloop of War, 1650-1763. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321878.