British Fifth Rate ship 'Saint Lewis Prize' (1696)

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Saint Lewis Prize
Lewis Prize
Nominal Guns	42
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'Le Saint Louis' (1695) (42) 1695-1696 French 42 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	22.10.1696
First Commissioned	1.1697
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Hulked	4.1701

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck113' 0"Imperial Feet34.4424
Length of Keel93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen460 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen400French Tonneaux391.6

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1695180Establishment for war abroadBWAS-1603
1695150Establishment for war at homeBWAS-1603
1695115Establishment for peaceBWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1696/97 - 1697Captain ADM 6/4/66BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.2.1696/97 - 1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/69ADM 6/4

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1696/97 - 21.12.1699Purser Transfered ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/425.1.1696/97 - 25.3.1700Gunner Transfered ADM 6/4/65ADM 6/426.1.1696/97 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/66ADM 6/426.1.1696/97 - 20.8.1698Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/4/66ADM 6/426.1.1696/97 - 7.5.1699Carpenter Transfered ADM 6/4/66ADM 6/4

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
2.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/68ADM 6/423.3.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/84ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
22.1.1696/97PurchasedBWAS-1603
2.1697In the ChannelBWAS-1603
22.5.1701Ordered to be fitted as a hulk for the West IndiesBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/4 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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