HMS Falcon (1704)

HMS Falcon was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Deptford Dockyard in 1703/04. Her initial assignment was with Sir Cloudesley Shovell's Fleet. She was then assigned to the Mediterranean where she was taken by the French in 1709.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Falcon.

History
England
NameHMS Falcon
Ordered16 March 1703
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched2 December 1704
Commissioned1 December 1704
Captured29 December 1709
FateTaken off Toulon by a French Squadron
General characteristics as built
Class and type32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen41153⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 106 ft 5 in (32.44 m) gundeck
  • 88 ft 5 in (26.95 m) keel for tonnage
Beam29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement145/110
Armament
  • as built 32 guns
  • 4/4 x demi-culverins (LD)
  • 22/20 x 6-pdr guns (UD)
  • 6/4 x 4-pdr guns (QD)
Notesthe demi-culverins would be changed for 12-pdr guns later

Falcon was the thirteenth vessel to bear this name since it was used for a ballinger dating from 1343 and sold in 1352.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.