British Sixth Rate ship 'Rochester's Prize' (1702)

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Rochester's Prize
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Gracieuse' (1702) (18) 1702-1702 French 18 Gun 6th Rate Frigate (Frégate Légère)
Captured	18.5.1702	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	8.7.1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sold	10.4.1712	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck87' 0"Imperial Feet26.5176
Length of Keel73' 0"Imperial Feet22.2504
Breadth22' 9"Imperial Feet6.8199
Depth in Hold9' 11"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen200 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1702Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1285 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170285 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.7.1702 - 20.4.1704Commander Transfered ADM 6/7/44BWAS-160321.4.1704 - 21.5.1705Commander ADM 6/8/73BWAS-160322.5.1705 - 14.1.1711/12Commander ADM 6/8/180BWAS-1603

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.7.1702 - 30.3.1703Lieutenant ADM 6/7/45ADM 6/731.3.1703 - 25.5.1705Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/114ADM 6/726.5.1705 - 7.11.1705Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/181ADM 6/88.11.1705 - 29.8.1710Lieutenant ADM 6/8/201ADM 6/830.8.1710 - 9.2.1710/11Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/66ADM 6/1112.2.1710/11 - 14.1.1711/12Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/107ADM 6/11

Service History

DateEventSource
1703Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1603
14.1.1711/12Paid offADM 33
10.4.1712Sold for £141BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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