HMS Sorlings (1694)
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS Sorlings |
| Ordered | 10 April 1693 |
| Builder | Richard Barrett, Shoreham |
| Launched | 19 March 1694 |
| Commissioned | 1694 |
| Captured | 20 October 1705 |
| Fate | Captured by the French, retaken by the British February 1711 then sold |
| History | |
| France | |
| Name | Sorlingue |
| Acquired | 1709 |
| In service | 1709-11 |
| Captured | February 1711 |
| Fate | Taken by British but not re-added to Royal Navy, sold |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 30-gun fifth rate |
| Tons burthen | 36255⁄94 tons (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 2.5 in (8.598 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Sorlings was a 32-gun fifth rate vessel built under contract at Shoreham in 1693/94. After commissioning she spent her time in trade protection services between Home Waters, North America, West Indies and the Mediterranean. She was captured by the French in October 1705. Incorporated into the French Navy, she was loaned to the Privateering squadron at Dunkerque then recaptured by the British in 1711 and sold.
She was the second vessel to bear the name Sorlings since it was used for a 28-gun Royalist Ship Named Royal James in 1654. Captured by Parliamentarians in 1654 and renamed Sorlings and Wrecked on 17 December 1717.