HMS Sun Prize (1704)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Le Soliel |
| Captured | By Royal Navy, 13 May 1704 |
| History | |
 England | |
| Name | HMS Sun Prize |
| Acquired | 1 July 1704 |
| Commissioned | 1704 |
| Captured | 17 January 1708 |
| Fate | Taken by French 36-gun privateer off St Albans Head, Dorset |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 22-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 215+12⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24 ft 2 in (7.4 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 7.5 in (2.9 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Sun Prize was a 22-gun sixth rate taken by HMS Litchfield on 13 May 1704. She was registered as a Royal Navy Vessel on 1 July 1704. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1704 for service in the English Channel. She was recaptured by a French 36-gun privateer off St Albans Head in 1708.[1]
Sun Prize (actually spelt Sunn Prize or Sunn) was the third named ship since it was used for a 12-gun vessel with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1682 and lost in 1683.[2]
Specifications[edit]
She was captured on 13 May 1704 and registered on 1 July 1704. Her gundeck was 82 feet 8 inches (25.2 metres) with her keel for tonnage calculation of 69 feet 3 inches (21.1 metres). Her breadth for tonnage was 24 feet 2 inches (7.4 metres) with the depth of hold of 9 ft 7.5 in (2.9 m). Her tonnage calculation was 215+12⁄94 tons. Her armament was eighteen sakers and four minions all on wooden trucks.[3]
Commissioned service[edit]
She was commissioned in 1704 under the command of Captain John Bennet, RN for service in the English Channel. In 1706 Commander J. Grayham, RN took command followed by Commander John Wood, RN on 20 January 1707. In 1708 Commander Andrew Ley, RN took over command.[4]
Disposition[edit]
She was taken by the French 36-gun privateer Le Duc de Vendome off St Albans Head, Dorset on 17 January 1708. She suffered 2 dead, 1 missing and twelve wounded during the engagement.[5]
Citations[edit]
References[edit]
- Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 9781783469246, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 18 December 1688, Sixth Rates of 20 guns and up to 26 guns, Ex-French Prizes (1704–09), Sun Prize
- Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, e ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7 (EPUB), Section S (Sunn Prize)