| Content Prize | 3683 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 70 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Previously | French third rate ship of the line 'Content' (1686) | B028 | |
| Captured | 1695/01/08 | TRN2 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | B028 | |
| Category | Third Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Sold | 1715 | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Keel | 119' 6" | Imperial Inch | Breadth | 42' 2" | Imperial Inch | Depth in Hold | 15' 0" | Imperial Inch | Burthen | 1,130 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Keel | 119' 6" | Imperial Inch | Breadth | 42' 2" | Imperial Inch | Depth in Hold | 15' 0" | Imperial Inch | Burthen | 1,130 17⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1695 | Broadside Weight = 519 Imperial Pound ( 235.3668 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 12 | British Saker | ||
| Gun Deck | 28 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1695 | 440 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1695/01 | 1695/10 | Captain | Caleb Grantham | B051 |
| 1695/10 | 1697 | Captain | Sir John Norris | B051 |
| 1697 | 1697 | Captain | Hovenden Walker | BWAS-1603 |
| 1702 | 1703/03/19 | Captain | Robert Hancock | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1695/01 | Sailed home to refit | BWAS-1603 |
| 1695/08 | Sailed to rejoin Russell's fleet | BWAS-1603 |
| 1695/10 | Returned home | BWAS-1603 |
| 1696 | Sailed to the North America station to recover the British settlements in Hudons bay as flagship of a small squadron | B051 |
| 1696/05/16 | Took the Fourth Rate Bomb Vessel Foudroyante | |
| 1696/07/23 | at St John's, Newfoundland | B051 |
| 1697 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1702 | At Blackstakes | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703 | Hulked | B065 |
| 1703/03/19 | Paid off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703/07 | Fitted as a hulk and storeship and sailed to Lisbon | BWAS-1603 |
| 1715 | Sold in Lisbon | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |