British Fifth Rate ship 'Betty Prize' (1697)

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Betty Prize
Nominal Guns	36	ADM 6/4
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Betty' (1695) (36) 1695-1697 French 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	15.2.1696/97	ADM 6/4
First Commissioned	2.1696	ADM 6/4
Shipyard	Unknown	W033
Category	Fifth Rate	ADM 6/4
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1.10.1702	ADM 6/4

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck103' 0"Imperial Feet31.3944
Length of Keel86' 0"Imperial Feet26.2128
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Burthen371 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1696Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck8 British Demi-Culverin Cutts
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British Minions

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1696/97 - 4.2.1699/1700Captain ADM 6/4/75ADM 6/43.3.1700/1 - 13.8.1702Captain ADM 6/6/66BWAS-1603

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.2.1696/97 - 17.11.1697Lieutenant ADM 6/4/78ADM 6/418.11.1697 - 10.3.1698/99Lieutenant ADM 6/4/125ADM 6/411.3.1698/99 - 16.2.1699/1700Lieutenant ADM 6/6/20
Confirmed 19.12.1699ADM 6/65.3.1700/1 - 11.9.1702Lieutenant ADM 6/6/68ADM 6/6

11 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1696/97 - 24.6.1696Gunner ADM 6/4/75ADM 6/424.2.1696/97 - 1697Cook ADM 6/4/77ADM 6/424.2.1696/97 - bef.3.3.1697/98Boatswain Resigned ADM 6/4/77ADM 6/44.3.1696/97 - 1697Purser ADM 6/4/80ADM 6/49.4.1697 - 1697Carpenter ADM 6/4/88ADM/A19.4.1697 - 27.4.1697Chaplain Transfered ADM 6/4/90ADM 6/43.3.1697/98 - 1698Boatswain ADM 6/5/8ADM 6/56.3.1697/98 - 20.3.1697/98Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/5/10ADM 6/526.10.1698 - 1699Boatswain ADM 6/6/16
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 6.9.1699ADM 6/626.1.1699/1700 - 18.2.1699/1700Chaplain Transfered ADM 6/6/21ADM 6/61701 - 13.5.1701Master Dismissed ADM 1/5261/232ADM 1

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.2.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/79ADM 6/410.3.1696/97 - 10.5.1699Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/1/219ADM 107/112.3.1696/97 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/83ADM 6/49.12.1697 - 4.12.1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/130ADM 6/42.2.1697/98 - 1698Volunteer ADM 6/5/4ADM 6/5

Service History

DateEventSource
15.2.1695/96Retaken by PhoenixBWAS-1603
1698Off LisbonBWAS-1603
1699To the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
16.2.1699/1700Paid offADM 33
1701Sailed to GuineaBWAS-1603
29.5.1701

The Betty recently ran aground near Spithead to be put into the New Dry Dock at Portsmouth and her repairs put in hand without delay.

ADM/A
1702Surveying off IrelandBWAS-1603
11.9.1702Paid offADM 33
1.10.1702Sold to John Wheeler for £147BWAS-1603

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