British fireship 'Hope Prize' (1672)
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Hope Prize
4759
Nominal Guns
2
B028
Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Captured
1672
B028
Shipyard
Unknown
B028
Category
Unrated
B028
Ship Type
Fireship
B028
Sold
5.1674
BWAS-1603
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
52' 0"
Imperial Feet
15.8496
Breadth
18' 2"
Imperial Feet
5.4928
Depth in Hold
8' 6"
Imperial Feet
2.5908
Draught Aft
8' 4"
Imperial Feet
2.54
Burthen
91
26
⁄
94
Tons BM
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
1672
16
BWAS-1603
1 Ship Commander
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
16.5.1672
-
3.4.1674
Commander
John Martin
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1672-1679
BWAS-1603
Service History
Date
Event
Source
1672
Captured from the Dutch
BWAS-1603
11.8.1673
Battle of Texel
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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