HMS Squirrel (1703)
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS Squirrel |
| Ordered | 1702 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth |
| Launched | 14 June 1703 |
| Commissioned | 1703 |
| Captured | 21 September 1703 |
| Fate | Taken by French privateers off Hythe |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 258+82⁄94 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 Squirrel was a development of the standardize 20-gun sixth rates and was built at the beginning of the 18th Century. After commissioning she was captured by French privateers off Hythe in September 1703.
Squirrel was the third named ship since it was used for a discovery vessel with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1682 and lost in 1583.