History | |
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England | |
Name | HMS Jersey |
Ordered | 21 July 1693 |
Builder | Royal Dockyard, Chatham |
Launched | 17 January 1794 |
Commissioned | 19 March 1694 |
Fate | Wrecked 9 October 1707 |
General characteristics | |
Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
Tons burthen | 262+14⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m) |
Armament |
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HMS Jersey was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After commissioning she spent most of her career in the West Indies. She was wrecked there in October 1707.[1]
Jersey was the second named vessel since it was used for a 48-gun fourth rate, launched by Starling of Malden in 1654, captured by the French in the West Indies on 18 December 1691, renamed Le Jersey and was in service until 1716.[2]