HMS Blackwall (1696)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Blackwall |
| Builder: | Johnson, Blackwall |
| Launched: | 1696 |
| Captured: | 20 October 1705, by the French |
| Career (France) |  |
| Acquired: | 20 October 1705 |
| Captured: | 15 March 1708, by the British |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1708 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 678 long tons (688.9 t) |
| Length: | 131 ft 1.5 in (40.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 2.5 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 7.5 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Blackwall.
HMS Blackwall was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall in 1696.[1]
In September 1705, whilst under the command of Captain Samuel Martin Blackwall, along with two smaller vessels, had been ordered to convoy some merchantmen to the Baltic. On 20 October, as Blackwall and her two consorts were convoying the return voyage, they encountered a superior French force. All the English ships were captured, Blackwall herself being taken by the French ship Protée. Both Captain Martin and the French commander were killed in the action.[1][2]
Blackwall was recaptured on 15 March 1708, but was not taken back into service in the Royal Navy, the decision being taken to have her broken up instead.[1][2]
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[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Michael Phillips. Blackwall (48) (1696). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
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