British Sixth Rate ship 'Sun Prize' (1704)

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Sun Prize
Nominal Guns	22	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'Le Soleil' (1704) (22) 1704-1704 French 22 Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	13.5.1704	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	23.6.1704	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	17.1.1707/8	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck82' 8"Imperial Feet25.0952
Length of Keel69' 3"Imperial Feet21.0397
Breadth24' 2"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold9' 7 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen215 ¹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 57.5 Imperial Pound ( 26.0767 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1704110 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1704 - 20.1.1705/6Captain and Master: on board from 5.7.1704 Transfered ADM 6/8/83BWAS-160321.1.1705/6 - 19.1.1706/7Commander ADM 6/8/223ADM 6/820.1.1706/7 - 14.11.1707Commander Transfered ADM 6/9/43BWAS-160315.11.1707 - 17.1.1707/8Commander ADM 6/9/103BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1704 - 20.12.1704Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/83ADM 6/821.2.1704/5 - 17.1.1707/8Lieutenant ADM 6/8/154ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
13.5.1704Captured by LichfieldBWAS-1603
1.7.1704RegisteredBWAS-1603
17.1.1707/8Taken by the French privateer Duc de Vendôme off St Albans Head. Losing 2 killed, 1 missing and 10 woundedBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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