British Sixth Rate ship 'Henry Prize' (1691)

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Service 1793-1814
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Henry Prize
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'L'Henri' (1690) (24) 1690-1691 French 24 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	4.1.1690/91	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	31.3.1691	B028
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sold	24.5.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck86' 0"Imperial Feet26.2128
Length of Keel71' 0"Imperial Feet21.6408
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen245 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1691Broadside Weight = 63 Imperial Pound ( 28.5705 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169180 BWAS-1603

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1691 - 13.2.1693/94Captain ADM 6/3/42BWAS-160314.2.1693/94 - 23.8.1695Captain DismissedBWAS-160326.8.1695 - 1698Captain ADM 6/3/72BWAS-1603

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1694/95 - 1695Carpenter ADM 6/3/29ADM 6/325.3.1695 - 1695Boatswain ADM 6/3/42ADM 69.4.1695 - 1695Gunner ADM 6/3/44ADM 6/3

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
19.4.1697 - 1697Volunteer ADM 6/4/91ADM 6/43.7.1697 - 11.1.1697/98Volunteer Transfered ADM 6/4/107ADM 6/4

Service History

DateEventSource
31.3.1691Purchased for serviceBWAS-1603
24.5.1698Sold for £270BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/4 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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