HMS Dover Prize (1693)


Career (England)
Name: HMS Dover Prize
Captured: 1693
Fate: Sold in 1697
General characteristics
Class & type: 32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen: 330 tons
Length: 105 ft (32 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dover Prize.

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.

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