HMS Child's Play (1706)

HMS Child's Play was a 24-gun French privateer, Le Jeux of St Malo taken by HMS Tartar on 7 June 1706. She was purchased on 6 July 1706. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 10 July 1706 for service in the West Indies. She was wrecked in a hurricane in 1707.[1]

History
France
NameLe Jeux
LaunchedNovember 1689
CommissionedJanuary 1690
CapturedBy Royal Navy, 7 June 1706
History
England
NameHMS Child's Play
Acquired6 July 1706
Commissioned10 July 1706
FateWrecked in hurricane 30 August 1707
General characteristics
Type24-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen373+2⁄94 bm
Length
  • 103 ft 0 in (31.4 m) gundeck
  • 80 ft 7 in (24.6 m) keel for tonnage
Beam29 ft 6 in (9.0 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 7 in (3.2 m)
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdr guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr guns on wooden trucks (QD)

Child's Play was the only named vessel in the Royal Navy.[2]

Specifications

She was captured on 7 June 1706 and purchased on 6 July 1706. Her gundeck was 103 feet 0 inches (31.4 metres) with her keel for tonnage calculation of 80 feet 7 inches (24.6 metres). Her breadth for tonnage was 29 feet 6 inches (9.0 metres) with the depth of hold of 10 ft 7 in (3.2 m). Her tonnage calculation was 373+2⁄94 tons. Her armament was twenty-six 6-pounders on the upper deck with and four 3-pounders on the quarterdeck all on wooden trucks.[3]

Commissioned service

She was commissioned on 10 July 1706 under the command of Captain George Doyley, RN for service in the West Indies. Captain Doyley drowned when the ship was lost.[4]

Loss

She was wrecked in a hurricane on Palmetto Point, St Kitts on 30 August 1707.[5]

Citations
  1. Winfield
  2. Colledge
  3. Winfield
  4. Winfield
  5. Winfield

References
  • Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 9781783469246, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 18 December 1688, Sixth Rates of 20 guns and up to 26 guns, Ex-French Prizes (1704–09), Child's Play
  • Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, e ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7 (EPUB), Section S (Childs Play)
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