British Sixth Rate ship 'Seaford Prize' (1708)

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Seaford Prize
Nominal Guns	12	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'La Marie Anne' (1708) (10) 1708-1708 French 10 Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	17.4.1708	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	4.1708	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	13.10.1712	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck62' 7"Imperial Feet18.9865
Length of Keel50' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet15.2464
Breadth17' 10 ½"Imperial Feet5.1943
Depth in Hold7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Burthen86 ⁵³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen70French Tonneaux68.53

Armament

1708Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.163 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170870 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.4.1708 - 18.11.1711Commander ADM 6/9/164BWAS-160319.11.1711 - 10.12.1711Commander ADM 6/11/177ADM 6/1111.12.1711 - 12.6.1712CommanderBWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1710 - 12.6.1712Lieutenant ADM 6/11/40ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1708Taken by SeafordBWAS-1603
29.4.1708RegisteredBWAS-1603
6.7.1708Established as a Sixth RateBWAS-1603
12.6.1712Taken by a French 30-gun privateer of IslayBWAS-1603
8.1712Retaken, but not recommissionedBWAS-1603
13.10.1712Sold for £130BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/11 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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