HMS Orford's Prize (1708)

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]

History
France
NameLa Gaillarde
LaunchedJune 1689
Commissioned1690
CapturedBy Royal Navy, 2 October 1708
History
England
NameHMS Orford's Prize
Acquired21 October 1708
Commissioned1708
Captured27 May 1709
FateRetaken by two French privateers off Lundy
General characteristics
Type24-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen283+34⁄94 bm
Length74 ft 11 in (22.8 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdr guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 6 x 4-pdr guns on wooden trucks (QD)

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

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

She was commissioned in 1708 under the command of Commander William Collier, RN.[4]

Disposition

She was retaken by two 30-gun French privateers off Lundy on 27 May 1709. She resumed her French name La Gaillarde.[5]

Citations
  1. Winfield
  2. Colledge
  3. Winfield
  4. Winfield
  5. Winfield

References
  • 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)
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