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HMS Dover Prize (1693)

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Name
  
HMS Dover Prize

Fate
  
Sold in 1697

Tons burthen
  
330 tons

Captured
  
1693

Class and type
  
32-gun fifth rate

Length
  
105 ft (32 m) (gundeck)

HMS Dover Prize was a 32-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy.

She was previously the French frigate La Legere, carrying between 20 and 24 guns. She was captured in 1693 by HMS Dover, carrying 48 guns and taken into the Royal Navy, under the name Dover Prize. She was then refitted with 32 guns, and remained in the Navy until 1698, when she was sold.

References

HMS Dover Prize (1693) Wikipedia