Prudent was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands.[3]
^Schomberg, Isaac (1802). Naval Chronology:or, An Historical Summary of Naval & Maritime Events, From the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace, 1802. London: T. Egerton by C. Roworth. p. 398.
prudent, 1768, prudent, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, september, 1768, woolwich, history, great, britain, namehms, prudent, ordered7, january, 1762, builderwoolwich, dockyard, launched28, september, 1768, honours, andawardsparticipated, battl. HMS Prudent was a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 28 September 1768 at Woolwich 1 History Great Britain NameHMS Prudent Ordered7 January 1762 BuilderWoolwich Dockyard Launched28 September 1768 Honours andawardsParticipated in Battle of St Kitts FateSold out of the service 1814 General characteristics 1 Class and typeExeter class ship of the line Tons burthen1367 bm Length158 ft 9 in 48 4 m gundeck Beam44 ft 13 4 m Depth of hold19 ft 1 in 5 8 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship ArmamentGundeck 26 24 pounder guns Upper gundeck 26 18 pounder guns QD 10 4 pounder guns Fc 2 9 pounder guns She is listed as being on harbour service in 1779 1 though she was back in regular service later in the American Revolutionary War as in 1782 she participated in the Battle of St Kitts 2 Prudent was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels East Indiamen and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands 3 Prudent was sold out of the service in 1814 1 Notes edit a b c d Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p178 Schomberg Isaac 1802 Naval Chronology or An Historical Summary of Naval amp Maritime Events From the Time of the Romans to the Treaty of Peace 1802 London T Egerton by C Roworth p 398 No 15407 The London Gazette 15 September 1801 p 1145 References editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Prudent 1768 amp oldid 1114094257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
