British Sixth Rate ship 'Dunkirk Prize' (1705)

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Dunkirk Prize
Nominal Guns	24	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	9.1705	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	15.11.1705	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	25.10.1708	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel70' 8"Imperial Feet21.5392
Breadth27' 10"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen291 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1706Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706115 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.11.1705 - 19.2.1705/6Commander Transfered ADM 6/8/202ADM 6/820.2.1705/6 - 22.7.1708Commander ADM 6/8/231BWAS-160318.9.1708 - 18.10.1708Commander ADM 6/11/29
Confirmed 25.2.1709/10BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.11.1705 - 15.1.1707/8Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/202ADM 6/822.9.1708 - 18.10.1708Lieutenant ADM 6/10/43
Confirmed 14.3.1708/9ADM 6/10

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1705

Taken by Dunkirk

BWAS-1603
15.11.1705Purchased and RegisteredBWAS-1603
18.10.1708Grounded and lost off Cap François on Haiti while pursuing a French privateer. The French ship also grounded and was captured and used for the return voyage to JamaicaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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