HMS Dartmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Rotherhithe on 24 July 1693.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Dartmouth |
| Builder | Shish, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 24 July 1693 |
| Captured | 1695, by France |
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| Acquired | 1695 |
| Captured | 1702, by England |
| History | |
| England | |
| Name | HMS Vigo |
| Acquired | 1702 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1703 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 603 |
| Length | 122 ft (37.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 7 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
She was captured by the French in 1695. Upon her re-capture in 1702 she was renamed HMS Vigo, as a new ship of the navy had already been commissioned as HMS Dartmouth. Her service as HMS Vigo was short however,[1] as she was wrecked in on the Dutch coast on 25 November 1703.[2]
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- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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