British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Falkland Prize' (1704)

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Falkland Prize
Nominal Guns	54	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French fl�te 'La Seine' (1699) (54) 1699-1704 French 54 Gun Unrated flûte
Captured	15.7.1704	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1705	B028
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis
Designed by	Pierre MassonFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1690-1706
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	19.12.1705	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck132' 6"Imperial Feet40.2384
Length of Keel112' 4"Imperial Feet34.1461
Breadth35' 0"Imperial Feet10.668
Depth in Hold15' 1"Imperial Feet4.5771
Burthen731 ⁹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.7.1704Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1693280Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.9.1704 - 19.9.1704Captain ADM 6/8/91ADM 6/819.9.1704 - 19.12.1705Captain ADM 6/8/93BWAS-1603

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.9.1704 - 19.12.1705First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/91ADM 6/86.9.1704 - 16.12.1704Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/91ADM 6/825.1.1704/5 - 19.12.1705Second Lieutenant ADM 6/8/142ADM 6/8

Service History

DateEventSource
1705Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
19.12.1705

Driven from her anchorage in the Downs by a storm and wrecked in Sandwich Bay

BWAS-1603
11.3.1705/6

Wreck sold to John Bushell for £240

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/8 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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Thursday 1st of December 2022 09:46	Tim	Thomas RaymondBritish Ship Builder
Wednesday 30th of November 2022 16:13	Tim Oakley	Charles CobbBritish Naval Sailor Service 1774-1873
Wednesday 30th of November 2022 08:04	Diane Oldman	Stewart MarjoribanksBritish Ship Owner Service 1817-1847
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