British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prompt Prize' (1702)

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Prompt Prize	5979
Nominal Guns	70	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Prompt' (1692) (70)
Captured	12.10.1702	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1661
Designed by	Rene Levasseur (1667-1727)	NNF-1661
Constructor	Rene Levasseur (1667-1727)	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Sunk as Foundation	6.1703	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck157' 9"Imperial Feet47.8576
Length of Keel129' 2"Imperial Feet39.321
Breadth45' 0"Imperial Feet13.716
Depth in Hold15' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet4.5784
Burthen1,391 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1702Broadside Weight = 660 French Livre (712.272 lbs 323.07 kg)W033
Gun Deck28 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

1702Broadside Weight = 668 French Livre (720.9056 lbs 326.986 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck28 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.10.1702 - 15.11.1702Captain Edward Rumsey (d.1710): on board from 20.10.1702 Transfered ADM 6/7/63ADM 6/716.11.1702 - 4.1.1702/3Captain Nathaniel Grantham (d.1723) ADM 6/7/60ADM 6/7

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.10.1702 - 7.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant Edward Paddon (d.1704) ADM 6/7/67
Confirmed 21.12.1702ADM 6/716.10.1702 - 7.1.1702/3Third Lieutenant William Mungon ADM 6/7/78
Confirmed 19.1.1702/3ADM 6/721.10.1702First Lieutenant John Stephens (c.1664-1731) ADM 6/7/71
Confirmed 30.12.1702ADM 6/722.10.1702 - 7.1.1702/3First Lieutenant John Hemmington (d.1757) ADM 6/7/73ADM 6/7

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.12.1702 - 7.1.1702/3Gunner William Onyon ADM 6/7/78
Confirmed 16.1.1702/3ADM 6/7

Service History

DateEventSource
12.10.1702Commissioned for voyage to ChathamBWAS-1603
25.1.1702/3RegisteredBWAS-1603
26.3.1703EstablishedBWAS-1603
20.5.1703Ordered to be used as a wharf at ChathamBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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