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HMS Dover Prize (1693)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Dover Prize
Captured1693
FateSold in 1697
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen330 tons
Length105 ft (32 m) (gundeck)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship

HMS Dover Prize was a 32-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy.

She was previously the French frigate La Legere, carrying between 20 and 24 guns. She was captured in 1693 by HMS Dover, carrying 48 guns and taken into the Royal Navy, under the name Dover Prize. She was then refitted with 32 guns, and remained in the Navy until 1698, when she was sold.

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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