British Sixth Rate ship 'Chatham's Prize' (1704)

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Chatham's Prize
Nominal Guns	8	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'L'Envoi' (1704) (Unknown) 1704-1704 French Unknown Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	7.3.1703/4	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	25.4.1704	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	8.1.1707/8	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck53' 4"Imperial Feet16.1883
Length of Keel44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Breadth16' 8"Imperial Feet4.9107
Depth in Hold6' 7"Imperial Feet2.0066
Burthen65 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1704Broadside Weight = 11 Imperial Pound ( 4.9885 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 2-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170455 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.4.1704 - 18.7.1707Commander ADM 6/8/65BWAS-160319.7.1707 - 24.12.1707Commander: on board from 28.7.1707 ADM 6/9/84ADM 6/9

Service History

DateEventSource
26.3.1704

Registered

BWAS-1603
25.4.1704

Commissioned for the North Sea

BWAS-1603
6.11.1707

Ordered to be sold

BWAS-1603
24.12.1707Paid offADM 33
8.1.1707/8

Sold for £51

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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