British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sweepstakes' (1709)

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Sweepstakes
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Gloire' (1707) (38) 1707-1709 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	14.5.1709	B028
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	W033
Designed by	Laurent HelieFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1707	W033
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	5.6.1716	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck122' 0"Imperial Feet37.1856
Length of Keel102' 4"Imperial Feet31.1404
Breadth34' 9"Imperial Feet10.4204
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen657 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.5.1709Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1709190 BWAS-1603

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1709 - 30.10.1714Captain ADM 6/10/69
Confirmed 10.6.1709ADM 6/10

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1708/9 - 8.5.1709Lieutenant ADM 6/10/41ADM 6/109.5.1709 - 1.1.1711/12Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/10/67
Confirmed 6.6.1709ADM 6/101.1.1711/12 - 10.7.1712Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/185ADM 6/1128.2.1712/13 - 4.3.1712/13Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/11/270
Confirmed 15.8.1713ADM 6/1112.8.1714 - 30.10.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/295ADM 6/11

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.10.1709 - 31.8.1713Midshipman ADM 107/3/12ADM 107/329.11.1709 - 26.6.1710Volunteer-per-order Transfered ADM 107/3/40ADM 107/311.1.1709/10 - 11.5.1710Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/3/8ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
1710At BarbadosBWAS-1603
1712Sailed with the Guinea convoyBWAS-1603
1714Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1603
10.1714Paid offBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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