HMS Seahorse (1694)

History
England
Name	HMS Seahorse
Ordered	2 May 1694
Builder	John Haydon, Limehouse
Launched	27 September 1694
Commissioned	13 August 1694
Fate	Wrecked 14 March 1704
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	256+45⁄94 bm
Length	92 ft 1 in (28.1 m) gundeck; 77 ft 8 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	24 ft 11 in (7.6 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered; 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD); 1703 Establishment; 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Seahorse was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After commissioning she spent her career in the North Sea, the English Channel, Irish sea, Newfoundland and finally Jamaica. Mainly employed as a trade protection vessel. She was wrecked in 1704.^[1]

Seahorse was the fourth named vessel since it was used for a ship captured in 1626 and last mentioned in 1635.^[2]

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History

England
Name	HMS Seahorse
Ordered	2 May 1694
Builder	John Haydon, Limehouse
Launched	27 September 1694
Commissioned	13 August 1694
Fate	Wrecked 14 March 1704
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	256+45⁄94 bm
Length	92 ft 1 in (28.1 m) gundeck 77 ft 8 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 11 in (7.6 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)