British Sixth Rate ship 'Tartar's Prize' (1757)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
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French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Tartar's Prize
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Marie Victoire' (1756) (26) 1756-1757 French 26 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	27.3.1757	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.3.1757	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Foundered	2.3.1760	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck117' 3"Imperial Feet35.6661
Length of Keel99' 5 ½"Imperial Feet30.1879
Breadth28' 4"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878
Burthen424 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1757Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1757160 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1757 - 2.3.1760Captain: on board from 4.4.1757 ADM 6/18/376ODNB

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1757Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
30.3.1757PurchasedBWAS-1714
7.1757Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1107.18.5dBWAS-1714
17.7.1757Took the Privateer
24.10.1757Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.3.1760Sprang a leak and foundered off SardiniaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

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