HMS Squirrel (1703)

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English Red Ensign 1620.svg England
NameHMS Squirrel
Ordered1702
Builder Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched14 June 1703
Commissioned1703
Captured21 September 1703
FateTaken by French privateers off Hythe
General characteristics
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen258+8294 bm
Length
  • 93 ft 6 in (28.5 m) gundeck
  • 78 ft 9 in (24.0 m) keel for tonnage
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

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]

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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

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

She was commissioned in 1703 under the command of Commander Gilbert Talbot, RN. [4]

Disposition

She was taken by French privateers off Hythe on 21 September 1703. [5]

Notes

    Citations

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    2. Colledge
    3. Winfield
    4. Winfield
    5. Winfield

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