Английская Википедия:HMS Fox Prize (1705)

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HMS Fox Prize was a 24-gun French privateer, Le Behringhen taken by HMS Triton on 2 May 1705. She was purchased on 19 May 1705. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1705 for service in Ireland. She was wrecked in Holyhead Bay in 1706.[1][2]

Fox Prize (actually only listed as Fox) was the fifth named ship since it was used for a 22-gun French ship captured in 1650 and expended as a fireship at Malaga in 1656.[3]

Specifications

She was captured on 2 May and purchased on 19 May 1705. Her keel for tonnage calculation of Шаблон:Convert. Her breadth for tonnage was Шаблон:Convert. Her tonnage calculation was 273 tons. Her armament was twenty 6-pounders on the upper deck with and four 4-pounders on the quarterdeck all on wooden trucks.[4]

Commissioned Service

She was commissioned in 1705 under the command of Commander Henry Roach, RN for service in Ireland.[5]

Disposition

She was wrecked in Holyhead Bay on 28 August 1706 with a great loss of life including her commander.[1][6]

Citations

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References

  • Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB Шаблон:ISBN, 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), Fox 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 Шаблон:ISBN (EPUB), Section S (Fox)

Шаблон:Sixth Rates of the Royal Navy 1660 to 1714

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