French barque longue 'La Prohibition' (1702)

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La Prohibition
Nominal Guns	4	ref:689
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British sloop 'Prohibition' (1699) (2) 1699-1702 British 2 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	14.8.1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	Bonetta Group (1699)	B028
Constructor	Fisher HardingBritish Ship Builder Service 1700-1701	BWAS-1603
Category	Unrated	ref:689
Ship Type	Barque Longue	ref:689
Last Mentioned	1708	ref:689

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel48' 4"Imperial Feet14.6431
Breadth16' 4"Imperial Feet4.8937
Depth in Hold6' 1"Imperial Feet1.8542
Burthen68 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:689
Length of Keel18.2Meters59′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth4.8Meters13′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold1.7Meters3′ 6″ Imperial
Draught Aft2.3Meters6′ 7″ Imperial
Burthen50French Tonneaux48.95

Armament

1.1.1704Broadside Weight = 4 French Livre (4.3168 lbs 1.958 kg)ref:689
Gun Deck4 French 2-Pounder

1.1.1706Broadside Weight = 15 French Livre (16.188 lbs 7.3425 kg)ref:689
Gun Deck10 French 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1.170340 ref:689
1.1.170640 ref:689
1.1.170750 ref:689
1.1.170850 ref:689

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1703Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1703 - 1703Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1.1704Refitted as a 4 gun Unrated Barque Longue at the Departement of Port Louis (Lorient) : bad sailboat .ref:689
1.1.1706

At Port Louis : good for privateering .

ref:689
1.1.1706Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Barque Longueref:689
1.1.1707

Departement of Brest .

ref:689
1.1.1708

Departement of Brest : last description .

ref:689

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:689Netmarine.net, Web Site

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