HMS Squirrel (1703)
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Squirrel |
| Ordered | 1702 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth |
| Launched | 14 June 1703 |
| Commissioned | 1703 |
| Captured | 21 September 1703 |
| Fate | Taken by French privateers off Hythe |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 258+82⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Squirrel was a development of the standardize 20-gun sixth rates and was built at the beginning of the 18th Century. After commissioning she was captured by French privateers off Hythe in September 1703.[1]
Squirrel was the third named ship since it was used for a discovery vessel with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1682 and lost in 1583.[2]
Construction
[edit]She was ordered on in 1702 from Portsmouth Dockyard to be built under the guidance of their Master Shipwright, Thomas Podd. She was launched on 14 June 1703.[3]
Commissioned service
[edit]She was commissioned in 1703 under the command of Commander Gilbert Talbot, RN.[4]
Disposition
[edit]She was taken by French privateers off Hythe on 21 September 1703.[5]
Notes
[edit]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, Nightingale Group, Squirrel
- 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 (Squirrel)