HMS Southsea Castle (1697)

HMS Southsea Castle was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1696 and launched in 1697 at Deptford Dockyard. On 12 November 1699 she was wrecked together with HMS Biddeford on Île-à-Vache, off the coast of Hispaniola.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Southsea Castle.
History
England
NameSouthsea Castle
NamesakeSouthsea Castle
Ordered24 December 1696
BuilderFisher Harding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched1697
Acquired6 November 1697
CommissionedNovember 1697
FateWrecked on Île-à-Vache off the coast of Hispaniola, 12 November 1699
General characteristics
Class and type1694 Programme Group
TypeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen387 71⁄94 (bm)
Length108 ft (33 m) (gundeck), 89 ft 9 in (27.36 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement145
Armament
  • 32 guns (1697):
  • Lower gundeck: 4 x British Demi-Culverin
  • Upper gundeck: 22 x British 6-Pounder
  • Quarterdeck: 6 x British 4-Pounder

References

Citations
  1. "British Fifth Rate frigate 'Southsea Castle' (1697)". Three Decks. Retrieved 11 April 2019.


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