277:
ship was built to a generalized specification with dimensional creep accruing in all vessels. The dimensional data listed here is the general specification, whereas the actual dimensions where known will be listed with each ship. The general specification called for a gundeck of 93 feet 0 inches (28.3 metres) with a keel length of 77 feet 8 inches (23.7 metres) for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 24 feet 4 inches (7.4 metres) for tonnage with a depth of hold of 10 feet 8 inches (3.3 metres). The tonnage calculation would be
79:
261:. The vessel proposed by the Navy Board had an estimated cost of £1,676.10.0d per ship with another £2,513 for materials for completion. Initially fourteen ships were ordered, Batch 1 of four vessels in July 1693, Batch 2 of eight vessels in spring 1694, Batch 3 of two vessels in March 1695 with a further four in 1696. This first standardized group of sixth rates became known as the
276:
The initial order was for fourteen vessels spread over three building seasons with another four added in 1696. The construction of the vessels was evenly split between
Dockyard-built vessels and contracted vessels. As with most vessels of this period only order and launch dates are available. Each
294:
The initial gun armament would be twenty sakers mounted on wooden trucks located on the upper deck (UD) with a further four 3-pounders mounted on wooden trucks on the quarterdeck (QD). A saker or sacar was a muzzle-loading smoothbore gun of 1,400 pounds in weight with a
818:
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
1028:
337:-pound powder charge. In 1703 the armament would be established at twenty 6-pounders mounted on wooden trucks on the upper deck with four 4-pounders on the quarterdeck.
1054:
851:
823:
1049:
807:
Winfield, British
Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB
812:
257:
submitted a requirement to the Navy Board for a 'standard' sixth rate of 20 guns on the upper deck with four smaller guns on the
815:, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 18 December 1688, Sixth Rates of 20 guns and up to 26 guns, Maidstone Group
179:
844:
253:
in 1688 the
British captured four 20 plus gunned French vessels, that were rated by the French as sixth rates. The
837:
909:
469:
993:
979:
697:
661:
874:
368:
951:
944:
937:
577:
559:
541:
61:
986:
930:
895:
679:
523:
433:
51:
1012:
972:
965:
902:
888:
881:
819:
808:
642:
613:
451:
415:
386:
254:
56:
923:
505:
250:
46:
916:
738:
A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £457,300 in today's money per ship.
729:
A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £305,000 in today's money per ship.
487:
1043:
958:
595:
258:
246:
84:
829:
833:
464:
taken by French 10 June 1695, retaken in 1703 and broken
1029:
List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
194:
77 ft 8 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
747:"3-pounder" refers to the weight of the ball fired
602:William Collins & Robert Chatfield, Shoreham
608:Sunk as breakwater at Plymouth 15 October 1714
249:carried more than 20 guns. At the start of the
845:
674:Taken by French 10 October 1705 and scuttled
204:24 ft 4 in (7.4 m) for tonnage
8:
852:
838:
830:
191:93 ft 0 in (28.3 m) gundeck
348:
760:
722:
500:Lost in tropical storm 17 August 1707
17:
518:Lost with all hands 20 December 1694
7:
494:Robert & John Castle, Deptford
14:
1055:Naval ships of the United Kingdom
234:20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD)
225:20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD)
212:10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
428:lost with all hands 31 May 1696
77:
785:Winfield, Source and data, Guns
237:4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)
228:4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)
1:
710:Taken by French 3 July 1706
446:taken by French 5 July 1696
1050:Corvettes of the Royal Navy
1071:
530:Edward Snelgrove, Redhouse
512:George Fowler, Rotherhithe
1024:
1004:
870:
572:Wrecked 12 November 1699
536:Wrecked 25 December 1709
458:Nicholas Barret, Shoreham
272:Design and specifications
149:
24:
20:
566:Nicholas Barret, Harwich
590:Sold 24 September 1713
150:General characteristics
692:Broken in August 1722
620:Thomas Ellis, Shoreham
584:Thomas Ellis, Shoreham
554:Wrecked 14 March 1703
548:John Hayden, Limehouse
408:Wrecked 9 October 1707
66:9 vessels by contract
482:Sold 20 August 1719
309:-inch bore firing a
222:initially as ordered
686:Portsmouth Dockyard
440:Portsmouth Dockyard
350:
323:-pound shot with a
62:Portsmouth Dockyard
656:Sold 29 July 1714
650:Sheerness Dockyard
476:Sheerness Dockyard
381:Sold 29 July 1714
349:
231:1703 Establishment
52:Sheerness Dockyard
1037:
1036:
1008:Preceded by: None
824:978-1-5267-9328-7
714:
713:
704:Deptford Dockyard
635:Sold 29 July 1714
551:27 September 1694
533:13 September 1694
515:26 September 1694
497:13 September 1694
461:28 September 1694
393:Deptford Dockyard
255:British Admiralty
243:
242:
158:20-gun sixth rate
99:Succeeded by
57:Deptford Dockyard
1062:
854:
847:
840:
831:
795:
792:
786:
783:
777:
774:
768:
765:
748:
745:
739:
736:
730:
727:
668:Chatham Dockyard
632:3 September 1698
623:29 November 1695
479:22 December 1694
422:Chatham Dockyard
378:31 December 1693
375:Chatham Dockyard
351:
336:
335:
331:
328:
322:
321:
317:
314:
308:
307:
303:
300:
290:
289:
285:
282:
251:Anglo-French War
178:
177:
173:
170:
83:
81:
80:
47:Chatham Dockyard
18:
1070:
1069:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1059:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1033:
1020:
1000:
866:
858:
804:
799:
798:
793:
789:
784:
780:
775:
771:
766:
762:
757:
752:
751:
746:
742:
737:
733:
728:
724:
719:
707:6 November 1697
689:15 October 1697
605:15 October 1695
569:25 October 1695
405:21 October 1698
396:17 January 1694
347:
333:
329:
326:
324:
319:
315:
312:
310:
305:
301:
298:
296:
287:
283:
280:
278:
274:
245:Before 1688 no
175:
171:
168:
166:
78:
76:
12:
11:
5:
1068:
1066:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1042:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
879:
871:
868:
867:
859:
857:
856:
849:
842:
834:
828:
827:
816:
803:
800:
797:
796:
787:
778:
769:
759:
758:
756:
753:
750:
749:
740:
731:
721:
720:
718:
715:
712:
711:
708:
705:
702:
694:
693:
690:
687:
684:
676:
675:
672:
669:
666:
658:
657:
654:
651:
648:
639:
638:
637:
636:
633:
624:
621:
618:
610:
609:
606:
603:
600:
592:
591:
588:
585:
582:
574:
573:
570:
567:
564:
556:
555:
552:
549:
546:
538:
537:
534:
531:
528:
520:
519:
516:
513:
510:
502:
501:
498:
495:
492:
484:
483:
480:
477:
474:
466:
465:
462:
459:
456:
448:
447:
444:
441:
438:
430:
429:
426:
423:
420:
412:
411:
410:
409:
406:
397:
394:
391:
383:
382:
379:
376:
373:
365:
364:
361:
358:
355:
346:
339:
273:
270:
241:
240:
239:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
218:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
202:
198:
197:
196:
195:
192:
187:
183:
182:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
74:
70:
69:
68:
67:
64:
59:
54:
49:
42:
38:
37:
31:
27:
26:
25:Class overview
22:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1067:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1023:
1017:
1015:
1011:Followed by:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1003:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
929:
927:
926:
922:
920:
919:
915:
913:
912:
908:
906:
905:
901:
899:
898:
894:
892:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
877:
873:
872:
869:
865:
863:
855:
850:
848:
843:
841:
836:
835:
832:
825:
821:
817:
814:
813:9781783469246
810:
806:
805:
801:
791:
788:
782:
779:
773:
770:
764:
761:
754:
744:
741:
735:
732:
726:
723:
716:
709:
706:
703:
701:
700:
696:
695:
691:
688:
685:
683:
682:
678:
677:
673:
670:
667:
665:
664:
660:
659:
655:
653:29 March 1697
652:
649:
646:
645:
641:
640:
634:
631:
627:
626:
625:
622:
619:
617:
616:
612:
611:
607:
604:
601:
599:
598:
594:
593:
589:
587:22 April 1695
586:
583:
581:
580:
576:
575:
571:
568:
565:
563:
562:
558:
557:
553:
550:
547:
545:
544:
540:
539:
535:
532:
529:
527:
526:
522:
521:
517:
514:
511:
509:
508:
504:
503:
499:
496:
493:
491:
490:
486:
485:
481:
478:
475:
473:
472:
468:
467:
463:
460:
457:
455:
454:
450:
449:
445:
442:
439:
437:
436:
432:
431:
427:
425:19 March 1694
424:
421:
419:
418:
414:
413:
407:
404:
400:
399:
398:
395:
392:
390:
389:
385:
384:
380:
377:
374:
372:
371:
367:
366:
362:
359:
356:
353:
352:
344:
341:Ships of the
340:
338:
292:
271:
269:
267:
265:
260:
256:
252:
248:
236:
233:
230:
227:
224:
221:
220:
219:
216:
215:
211:
209:Depth of hold
208:
207:
203:
200:
199:
193:
190:
189:
188:
185:
184:
181:
165:
162:
161:
157:
154:
153:
148:
144:
141:
140:
136:
133:
132:
128:
125:
124:
120:
117:
116:
112:
109:
108:
104:
101:
98:
97:
93:
90:
89:
86:
75:
72:
71:
65:
63:
60:
58:
55:
53:
50:
48:
45:
44:
43:
40:
39:
35:
32:
29:
28:
23:
19:
16:
1014:Nightingale
1013:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
911:Queenborough
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
875:
861:
860:
790:
781:
772:
763:
743:
734:
725:
698:
680:
671:10 July 1697
662:
643:
629:
614:
596:
578:
560:
542:
524:
506:
488:
471:Queenborough
470:
452:
443:7 April 1694
434:
416:
402:
387:
369:
342:
293:
275:
263:
262:
244:
163:Tons burthen
102:
33:
15:
995:Deal Castle
981:Flamborough
699:Deal Castle
663:Flamborough
360:Launch date
259:quarterdeck
103:Nightingale
91:Preceded by
1044:Categories
802:References
247:sixth rate
118:In service
85:Royal Navy
876:Maidstone
862:Maidstone
755:Citations
370:Maidstone
343:Maidstone
264:Maidstone
126:Completed
121:1694–1719
113:1693–1697
73:Operators
34:Maidstone
953:Penzance
946:Bideford
939:Seahorse
794:Winfield
776:Winfield
767:Winfield
628:renamed
579:Penzance
561:Bideford
543:Seahorse
401:renamed
363:Remarks
217:Armament
41:Builders
988:Seaford
960:Dunwich
932:Solebay
897:Newport
681:Seaford
630:Newport
597:Dunwich
525:Solebay
435:Newport
403:Margate
357:Builder
332:⁄
318:⁄
304:⁄
286:⁄
174:⁄
142:Retired
974:Lizard
967:Oxford
904:Falcon
890:Lizard
883:Jersey
826:(EPUB)
822:
811:
644:Lizard
615:Oxford
453:Falcon
417:Lizard
388:Jersey
186:Length
82:
1016:Group
925:Drake
864:Group
717:Notes
507:Drake
345:Group
266:Group
110:Built
105:Group
36:Group
918:Swan
820:ISBN
809:ISBN
647:(ii)
489:Swan
354:Name
201:Beam
155:Type
134:Lost
94:None
30:Name
279:244
167:244
1046::
291:.
288:94
284:57
268:.
180:bm
176:94
172:57
137:11
129:18
853:e
846:t
839:v
334:2
330:1
327:+
325:5
320:2
316:1
313:+
311:5
306:2
302:1
299:+
297:3
281:+
169:+
145:7
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.