HMS Dunkirk's Prize (1705)

History
France
Name	Le Hocquart
Commissioned	1705
Captured	By Royal Navy, September 1705
History
England
Name	HMS Dunkirk's Prize
Acquired	15 November 1705
Commissioned	1706
Fate	Grounded and lost 18 October 1708
General characteristics
Type	26-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	291 14⁄94 bm
Length	70 ft 8 in (21.5 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	27 ft 10 in (8.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Armament	20 × 6-pdr guns on wooden trucks (UD) 6 × 3-pdr guns on wooden trucks (QD)

HMS Dunkirk's Prize was a 26-gun French privateer, Le Hocquart of St Malo taken by HMS Dunkirk in September 1705. She was purchased and registered on 15 November 1705. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1706 for service in the West Indies. She was grounded and lost while chasing a French privateer which also went aground and was captured. She was lost in 1708.

Dunkirk's Prize was the third named ship since it was used for a 2-gun ketch captured from the French in 1656 and sold in 1660.

Specifications

She was captured in September 1705 and purchased on 15 November 1705. Her keel for tonnage calculation of 70 feet 8 inches (21.5 metres). Her breadth for tonnage was 27 feet 10 inches (8.5 metres) with the depth of hold of 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m). Her tonnage calculation was 291 14⁄94 tons. Her armament was twenty-six 6-pounders on the upper deck with and six 3-pounders on the quarterdeck all on wooden trucks.

Commissioned service

She was commissioned in 1706 under the command of Commander Edward Holland, RN for service in the West Indies. In 1708 Commander George Purvis, RN took command.

Disposition

She ran aground while pursuing a French privateer off Cap Francois, Haiti. The privateer also ran aground and was captured by the British. Dunkirk's Prize was lost on 18 October 1708.

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), Dunkirk'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 (Dunkirk's Prize)