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Name | HMS Falcon |
Ordered | 28 March 1694 |
Builder | Nicholas Barret (of Wapping), Shoreham |
Launched | 28 September 1694 |
Commissioned | 13 October 1694 |
Captured | 10 June 1695 |
Fate | Taken by French, then retaken 1703 and broken |
General characteristics | |
Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
Tons burthen | 248+27⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 24 ft 6.5 in (7.5 m) for tonnage |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m) |
Armament |
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HMS Falcon was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. She had a very brief career in the Royal Navy as she was captured shortly after commissioning by two French ships. She was recaptured in 1703 then broken. [1]
Falcon was the twelfth named vessel since it was used for a ballinger dating from 1343 and sold in 1352. [2]
She was ordered in the Second Batch of eight ships to be built under contract by Nicholas Barret of Shoreham. She was launched on 28 September 1694. [3]
She was commissioned on 13 October 1694 under the command of Captain Henry Middleton, RN. [4]
HMS Falcon was taken on 10 June 1695 by the French 40-gun Le Sainte-Antoine and the 24-gun Le Tigre off Dodman Point. She was retaken by the British in 1703 and broken. [5]