Cinque Ports (1703 ship)
Cinque Ports was an English ship whose sailing master was Alexander Selkirk, generally accepted as a model for the fictional Robinson Crusoe. The ship was part of a 1703 expedition commanded by William Dampier, who captained the accompanying ship, the 26-gun St George with a complement of 120 men.
- Cinque Ports is also the name for a group of five English port towns, the namesake of this ship.
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | Cinque Ports |
| Fate | Sank, 1704 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 130 bm |
| Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 63 |
| Armament | 16 guns |
When the War of the Spanish Succession broke out in 1701, English privateers were recruited to act against French and Spanish interests. Despite a court-martial for cruelty to one of his crew in an earlier voyage, Dampier was granted command of the two-ship expedition which departed England on 30 April 1703 for the port of Kinsale in Ireland.
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