British Fifth Rate ship 'Sweepstakes' (1708)

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Sweepstakes
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.12.1707	BWAS-1603
Acquired	20.9.1708	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	2.9.1708	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Captured	16.4.1709	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 5"Imperial Feet32.9343
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth29' 6"Imperial Feet8.8561
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Aft13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen416 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.4.1709Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.9.1708145 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1708 - 16.4.1709Captain ADM 6/9/182BWAS-1603

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1708 - 10.3.1708/9Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/183ADM 6/9

Service History

DateEventSource
16.4.1709Taken by two French privateers off the Scilly IslesBWAS-1603

Notes on Ship

Jugement , this ship ?ref:1585

Jugement du ler juillet 1709 , déclarant de bonne prise le navire le Swepstack , de Falmouth , pris après deux heures de combat , par les frégates l'Amazone et l'Astrée , capitaines de Courserac et de Kerguelen .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/9 Archive

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

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