HMS Dartmouth (1693)
HMS Dartmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Rotherhithe on 24 July 1693.
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS Dartmouth |
| Builder | Shish, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 24 July 1693 |
| Captured | 1695, by France |
| France | |
| Acquired | 1695 |
| Captured | 1702, by England |
| History | |
| England | |
| Name | HMS Vigo |
| Acquired | 1702 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1703 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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, as she was wrecked in on the Dutch coast on 25 November 1703.
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