British Sixth Rate ship 'Worcester's Prize' (1708)

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Worcester's Prize
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Sixth Rate ship 'Worcester's Prize' (1705) (14) 1705-1708 British 14 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	14.6.1708	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Captured	6.10.1708	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck72' 10"Imperial Feet21.9456
Length of Keel60' 6"Imperial Feet18.4404
Breadth20' 10 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Depth in Hold8' 10"Imperial Feet2.4384
Burthen140 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1708Broadside Weight = 27 Imperial Pound ( 12.2445 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British Minions

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170875 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
14.6.1708 - 6.10.1708Commander ADM 6/9/169BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.6.1708 - 6.10.1708Lieutenant ADM 6/9/173ADM 1

Service History

DateEventSource
14.6.1708Retaken by a Dutch PrivateerBWAS-1603
14.6.1708Purchased for the NavyBWAS-1603
6.10.1708Taken by a French Privateer off Lands EndBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 1Authority, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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