British Sixth Rate ship 'Portsmouth Prize' (1694)

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Portsmouth Prize
Nominal Guns	10	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Joyeuse' (1694) (10) 1694-1694 French 10 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	31.5.1694	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	29.7.1694	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	29.9.1696	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck68' 0"Imperial Feet20.7264
Length of Keel57' 0"Imperial Feet17.3736
Breadth18' 9"Imperial Feet5.515
Depth in Hold7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen106 ⁵⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 15 Imperial Pound ( 6.8025 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck10 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169455 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.12.1694 - 26.6.1696Commander Transfered ADM 107/3/58BWAS-160314.7.1696 - 29.9.1696Commander ADM 6/4/14BWAS-1603

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1694 - 22.6.1696GunnerADM/A22.12.1694 - 16.7.1696Boatswain TransferedADM/A22.12.1694 - 29.9.1696Carpenter ADM 6/3/66ADM/A23.6.1696 - 29.9.1696Gunner ADM 6/3/66ADM/A17.7.1696 - 29.9.1696Boatswain ADM 6/3/66ADM/A

Service History

DateEventSource
31.5.1694Taken by PortsmouthBWAS-1603
31.5.1694Comissioned for IrelandBWAS-1603
29.6.1694Purchased for serviceBWAS-1603
20.7.1694

The ship recently captured by the PORTSMOUTH is to be named the PORTSMOUTH Prize and established as a Sixth Rate in the Navy.

ADM/A
29.7.1694Registered for serviceBWAS-1603
29.9.1696Retaken by a French squadron in the North SeaBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM/A Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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