French ship Prompt (1692)

The Prompt was a French warship launched in 1692. Details concerning its dimensions, armament, and service history are scarce and often conflated with other ships of similar names or periods. Generally, ships of this era were constructed of wood and armed with cannons. As a French warship during the Nine Years' War (1688-1697), the Prompt, if active during that period, likely participated in naval engagements against the English and Dutch fleets in the Atlantic and possibly the Mediterranean. Without further archival information or surviving records specific to this particular ship, definitive statements regarding its specific role and fate remain speculative. The name "Prompt" suggests a relatively small and agile vessel, possibly used for scouting, dispatch carrying, or privateering, but this is only a hypothesis based on the connotations of the word.