British Sixth Rate sloop 'Essex Prize' (1694)

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Essex Prize
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Naiade' (1694) (16) 1694-1694 French 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	25.4.1694	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	18.7.1694	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1603
Sold	1.10.1702	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck74' 10"Imperial Feet22.5552
Length of Keel57' 6"Imperial Feet17.3954
Breadth22' 3"Imperial Feet6.7437
Depth in Hold9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718
Burthen152Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 42.5 Imperial Pound ( 19.2741 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck14 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Falcon

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169475 BWAS-1603

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.7.1694 - 3.10.1696CaptainBWAS-16033.10.1696 - 20.10.1696CommanderBWAS-160320.10.1696 - 20.2.1696/97Captain Transfered ADM 6/4/38BWAS-160320.2.1696/97 - 10.4.1701Captain ADM 6/4/75BWAS-1603

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 19.5.1695Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/57ADM 6/320.5.1695 - 1695Boatswain ADM 6/3/57ADM 6/3

Service History

DateEventSource
7.7.1694Purchased for ServiceBWAS-1603
1697To VirginiaBWAS-1603
1700Returned homeBWAS-1603
27.3.1701Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1603
10.4.1701Paid offADM 51
8.1702Ordered to be soldBWAS-1603
1.10.1702Sold at Deptford to James Clarke for £63BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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