British Fifth Rate frigate 'Virgin Prize' (1690)

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Virgin Prize

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Nominal Guns32B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench Privateer ship 'La Vierge de Grace' (1690) (32)
Captured22.4.1690BWAS-1603
First Commissioned1690B028
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1603
CategoryFifth RateB028
Ship TypeFrigate B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Sold20.9.1698B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956 
Length of Keel79' 0"Imperial Feet24.0792 
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.2623 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen323 55⁄94Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1690120 BWAS-1603

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1690 - 1691Captain John BountyBWAS-16031691 - 9.12.1693Captain John Hailes (d.1693)†BWAS-160312.1693 - 13.1.1694/95Captain Charles Desborough (d.1722/23)BWAS-160314.1.1694/95 - 6.1695Captain Richard Cotton (d.1705) ADM 6/3/8ADM 6/325.3.1695 - 27.12.1695Captain Leonard Crow ADM 6/3/42ADM 6/314.12.1695 - 27.12.1695Captain James Worthington (d.1697) Transfered ADM 6/3/101BWAS-160322.4.1696 - 9.6.1696Captain William Julius (d.1698) Transfered ADM 6/3/148BWAS-16032.1697 - 24.2.1696/97Commander John Triggs (c.1661-?)BWAS-160325.2.1696/97 - 24.7.1697Commander Jonathan Spann (c.1661-1712)BWAS-160325.7.1697 - 24.9.1698Captain John Balchen (1669/70-1744) ADM 6/4/134
Confirmed 29.12.1697BWAS-1603

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.1.1694/95 - 6.12.1695Lieutenant Abraham Adams (c.1667-?) ADM 6/3/31ADM 6/37.12.1695 - 24.9.1698Lieutenant William Vincent (d.c.1704) ADM 6/3/99ADM 6/3

4 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 17.2.1694/95Boatswain William Horne Transfered ADM 6/3/36ADM 6/318.2.1694/95 - 1695Boatswain Robert Reed ADM 6/3/36ADM 6/36.3.1694/95 - 1695Volunteer Leonard Wilkinson ADM 6/3/39ADM 6/326.3.1695 - 1695Purser John Pluckwell ADM 6/3/43ADM 6

Service History


DateEventSource
1691In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1696Sailed with a Barbados convoyBWAS-1603
20.9.1698Sold for £201BWAS-1603

 
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