HMS Squirrel (1703)

HMS Squirrel was a development of the standardize 20-gun sixth rates and was built at the beginning of the 18th Century. After commissioning she was captured by French privateers off Hythe in September 1703.

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

History
England
NameHMS Squirrel
Ordered1702
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched14 June 1703
Commissioned1703
Captured21 September 1703
FateTaken by French privateers off Hythe
General characteristics
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen258+82⁄94 bm
Length
  • 93 ft 6 in (28.5 m) gundeck
  • 78 ft 9 in (24.0 m) keel for tonnage
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

Squirrel was the third named ship since it was used for a discovery vessel with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1682 and lost in 1583.

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