HMS Orford's Prize (1708)
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | La Gaillarde |
| Launched | June 1689 |
| Commissioned | 1690 |
| Captured | By Royal Navy, 2 October 1708 |
| History | |
 England | |
| Name | HMS Orford's Prize |
| Acquired | 21 October 1708 |
| Commissioned | 1708 |
| Captured | 27 May 1709 |
| Fate | Retaken by two French privateers off Lundy |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 24-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 283+34⁄94 bm |
| Length | 74 ft 11 in (22.8 m) keel for tonnage |
| Beam | 26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Orford's Prize was a 24-gun French privateer, Le Gaillarde taken by HMS Orford on 2 October 1708. She was purchased and registered on 21 October 1708. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1708 then retaken by the French in 1709.[1]
Orford's Prize was the fourth ship so named since it was used for a 24-gun sixth rate launched by Ellis of Shoreham on 29 November 1695, renamed Newport on 3 September 1698, and sold in 1714.[2]
Specifications
[edit]She was captured 2 October 1708 and purchased on 21 October 1708. Her keel for tonnage calculation of 74 feet 11 inches (22.8 metres). Her breadth for tonnage was 26 feet 9 inches (8.2 metres) with the depth of hold of 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m). Her tonnage calculation was 283+34⁄94 tons. Her armament was twenty-six 6-pounders on the upper deck with and four 3-pounders on the quarterdeck, all on wooden trucks.[3]
Commissioned service
[edit]She was commissioned in 1708 under the command of Commander William Collier, RN.[4]
Disposition
[edit]She was retaken by two 30-gun French privateers off Lundy on 27 May 1709. She resumed her French name La Gaillarde.[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), Orford's 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 (Orford's Prize)