550:. The use of fir significantly reduced construction time from the average nine months for the first batch of oak-hulled frigates to three and a half months for the fir-hulled ships. However the fir timbers were significantly less durable: the four vessels that served without being captured averaged only nine years at sea before being broken up or sold. All of the second batch of vessels were out of service before any of the first batch had been retired. Admiralty returned to using oak-built hulls for all subsequent ships in the
79:
37:
301:
The five vessels in the second batch were built fir hulls rather than oak. The use of fir instead of oak increased the speed of construction but reduced the frigate's durability over time. This batch also differed in external appearance to the oak-built frigates, as they had a square tuck stern.
298:-class frigates were built in oak during the Seven Years' War. Eleven of these were ordered from private shipyards and built over the relatively short period of three years; the twelfth was completed following the close of the War in a royal dockyard after its original contractor became bankrupt.
291:, which was regarded as an exemplar among small frigates due to its speed and maneuverability. The 1750s were a period of considerable experimentation in ship design, and Slade authorized individual builders to make "such alterations withinboard as may be judged necessary" in final construction.
545:
Admiralty's intention for the second batch of vessels was for a total of ten frigates, swiftly and cheaply built from fir rather than oak. The design for these vessels was modified to square the stern, increasing stability in rough seas and allowing a marginal improvement in storage capacity.
305:
More than a quarter-century after the design was produced, two further oak-built ships to this design were ordered to be built by contract in
October 1782. One of these was cancelled a year later, when the builder became bankrupt.
546:
Construction tenders were offered to private shipyards but the proposed prices exceeded
Admiralty's budget. The batch was therefore reduced to just five ships, to be built using government labour at the
1200:
1000:(originally ordered from John Williams, Neyland (Pembs.), but the ordered was transferred to Plymouth Dockyard following Williams's bankruptcy in 1758.)
1432:
1458:
1193:
1018:
Fate: Scuttled in York River, Virginia on 10 October 1781, but salved by the French Navy in which service she was maintained until 1786.
1168:
1186:
509:
465:
421:
377:
161:
273:
577:
367:
339:
1453:
1407:
1416:
1360:
990:
1087:
1367:
1247:
1240:
1023:
495:
451:
277:
46:
1325:
1226:
855:
712:
360:
269:
1353:
1332:
1318:
1293:
1279:
963:
882:
828:
756:
680:
582:
530:
442:
344:
1339:
1311:
1272:
1265:
1233:
1164:
909:
801:
688:
639:
609:
598:
407:
371:
285:
1286:
721:
647:
195:
1385:
1346:
1060:
936:
547:
503:
147:
605:
1161:
British
Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
17:
1447:
281:
36:
671:
486:
415:
398:
265:
258:
84:
572:
459:
334:
1178:
261:
823:
Fate: Taken by the French Navy off San
Domingo 1 September 1778.
1182:
958:
Fate: Taken to pieces at
Portsmouth Dockyard in November 1776.
931:
Fate: Taken to pieces at
Deptford Dockyard in September 1780.
877:
Fate: Burnt to prevent capture at Rhode Island 5 August 1778.
1082:
Fate: Taken to pieces at
Deptford Dockyard in July 1811.
589:
351:
556:
318:
302:
The third and fourth batches returned to oak frames.
874:
Completed: 11 November 1758 at
Portsmouth Dockyard.
1378:
1304:
1258:
1219:
982:
Completed: 28 December 1759 at builder's shipyard.
1079:Completed: 24 November 1787 at Deptford Dockyard.
1045:Fate: Sold at Deptford Dockyard on 28 April 1813.
955:Completed: 29 January 1759 at Deptford Dockyard.
901:Completed: 13 March 1759 at Portsmouth Dockyard.
985:Fate: Sold at Woolwich Dockyard on 17 May 1785.
928:Completed: 16 June 1759 at Portsmouth Dockyard.
239:QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns and 18-pounder carronades
811:Built by: Thomas Stanton & Co, Rotherhithe.
847:Completed: 30 June 1758 at Deptford Dockyard.
820:Completed: 2 March 1758 at Deptford Dockyard.
1194:
8:
904:Fate: Wrecked off Barbuda 27 October 1761.
1201:
1187:
1179:
1134:
1132:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1118:
1116:
276:. They were designed in 1756 by Britain's
1433:List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
850:Fate: Sold at Deptford 29 November 1776.
1112:
919:Built by: Henry Adams, Buckler's Hard.
31:
1155:, Brasseys Publications, London 1993.
838:Built by: Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe.
7:
1097:Built by: Philemon Jacobs, Sandgate.
1056:2 oak-built ships, only 1 completed
865:Built by: Pleasant Fenn, East Cowes.
268:, principally in service during the
171:118 ft 4 in (36.07 m)
892:Built by: Moody Janvrin, Bursledon.
179:33 ft 8 in (10.26 m)
27:Class of frigates in the Royal Navy
973:Built by: Richard Chitty, Milford.
946:Built by: Henry Bird, Rotherhithe.
728:Israel Pownoll, Woolwich Dockyard
187:10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
25:
77:
35:
1459:Ship classes of the Royal Navy
284:, and were largely modeled on
1:
1070:Built by: Sheerness Dockyard.
1033:Built by: Sheerness Dockyard.
949:Keel laid: 22 September 1757
242:FC: 2 × 18-pounder carronades
1006:Built by: Plymouth Dockyard.
979:Launched: 20 September 1759
763:John Lock, Chatham Dockyard
592:
586:
581:
576:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
354:
348:
343:
338:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
1100:Cancelled: 7 October 1783.
871:Launched: 5 September 1758
1475:
1042:Completed: 11 August 1767
1012:Launched: 5 December 1763
997:Ordered: 19 September 1757
970:Ordered: 19 September 1757
943:Ordered: 19 September 1757
898:Launched: 18 October 1758
817:Launched: 11 January 1758
784:Sold out of naval service
749:Sold out of naval service
632:Sold out of naval service
274:American Revolutionary War
1428:
1402:
1073:Keel laid: February 1783
1039:Launched: 23 August 1766
1015:Completed: 11 July 1764.
976:Keel laid: November 1757
766:£11,228 including fitout
652:£11,313 including fitout
138:
56:
34:
1094:Ordered: 22 October 1782
1030:Ordered: 4 February 1764
1003:Re-ordered: 29 June 1758
868:Keel laid: 13 June 1757
841:Keel laid: 15 June 1757
814:Keel laid: 13 June 1757
693:£9,813 including fitout
566:Price and contract rate
328:Price and contract rate
1076:Launched: 22 July 1785
1067:Ordered: 2 October 1782
952:Launched: 20 July 1758
236:UD: 24 × 9-pounder guns
221:UD: 24 × 9-pounder guns
139:General characteristics
1159:Winfield, Rif (2007).
1009:Keel laid: 8 May 1759
925:Launched: 6 July 1758
844:Launched: 25 May 1758
458:Gorill & Pownall,
224:QD: 4 × 3-pounder guns
18:Coventry class frigate
1153:The Sailing Navy List
1036:Keel laid: June 1764
922:Keel laid: June 1757
895:Keel laid: June 1757
376:£5,130 at £8.15s per
508:£5,277 at £9.0s per
464:£4,910 at £8.7s per
420:£5,541 at £9.9s per
278:Surveyor of the Navy
916:Ordered: 6 May 1757
889:Ordered: 6 May 1757
862:Ordered: 6 May 1757
835:Ordered: 6 May 1757
808:Ordered: 6 May 1757
713:Portsmouth Dockyard
797:9 oak-built ships
531:Sheerness Dockyard
443:Sheerness Dockyard
294:A total of twelve
1441:
1440:
790:
789:
689:Deptford Dockyard
610:Woolwich Dockyard
538:
537:
248:
247:
160:
16:(Redirected from
1466:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1180:
1174:
1139:
1138:2007, pp.227–228
1136:
648:Chatham Dockyard
557:
319:
270:Seven Years' War
196:Full-rigged ship
158:
83:
81:
80:
39:
32:
21:
1474:
1473:
1469:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1463:
1454:Frigate classes
1444:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1424:
1398:
1374:
1300:
1254:
1215:
1213:-class frigates
1207:
1171:
1158:
1148:
1143:
1142:
1137:
1114:
1109:
1054:
795:
775:September 1757
626:September 1757
587:Out of service
548:Royal Dockyards
543:
502:Thomas Seward,
473:September 1756
349:Out of service
317:
312:
255:-class frigates
102:1787–1828
94:1756–1787
78:
76:
52:
45:-class frigate
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1472:
1470:
1462:
1461:
1456:
1446:
1445:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1413:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1390:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1365:
1358:
1351:
1344:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1216:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1169:
1156:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1103:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
988:
987:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
961:
960:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
934:
933:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
907:
906:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
880:
879:
878:
875:
872:
869:
866:
863:
853:
852:
851:
848:
845:
842:
839:
836:
826:
825:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
794:
791:
788:
787:
785:
782:
779:
778:November 1757
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
753:
752:
750:
747:
744:
743:November 1757
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
718:
717:
715:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
685:
677:
676:
674:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
644:
636:
635:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
615:
612:
606:Israel Pownoll
603:
595:
594:
591:
588:
585:
580:
575:
570:
567:
564:
561:
542:
539:
536:
535:
533:
527:
524:
521:
520:February 1758
518:
515:
512:
506:
500:
492:
491:
489:
483:
480:
479:February 1758
477:
476:February 1758
474:
471:
468:
462:
456:
448:
447:
445:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
418:
412:
404:
403:
401:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
374:
372:Buckler's Hard
365:
357:
356:
353:
350:
347:
342:
337:
332:
329:
326:
323:
316:
313:
311:
308:
246:
245:
244:
243:
240:
237:
234:
228:
225:
222:
219:
211:
207:
206:
203:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
155:
151:
150:
145:
144:Class and type
141:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
74:
70:
69:
63:
59:
58:
57:Class overview
54:
53:
40:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1471:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1427:
1421:
1419:
1415:Followed by:
1414:
1412:
1410:
1406:Preceded by:
1405:
1404:
1401:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1371:
1370:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1352:
1350:
1349:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1331:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1317:
1315:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1297:
1296:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1263:
1261:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1246:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1214:
1212:
1204:
1199:
1197:
1192:
1190:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1172:
1170:9781844157006
1166:
1162:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1135:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1057:
1051:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1022:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
995:
994:
993:
989:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
968:
967:
966:
962:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
941:
940:
939:
935:
930:
927:
924:
921:
918:
915:
914:
913:
912:
908:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
887:
886:
885:
881:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
861:
860:
859:
858:
854:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
834:
833:
832:
831:
827:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
806:
805:
804:
800:
799:
798:
792:
786:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
769:Not recorded
768:
765:
762:
760:
759:
755:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
740:October 1757
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
725:
724:
720:
719:
716:
714:
711:Broken up at
710:
707:
705:October 1757
704:
701:
698:
696:Not recorded
695:
692:
690:
686:
684:
683:
679:
678:
675:
673:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
655:Not recorded
654:
651:
649:
645:
643:
642:
638:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
611:
607:
604:
602:
601:
597:
596:
584:
579:
574:
569:Naval fitout
558:
555:
553:
549:
540:
534:
532:
529:Broken up at
528:
525:
523:January 1758
522:
519:
517:October 1756
516:
513:
511:
507:
505:
501:
499:
498:
494:
493:
490:
488:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
470:Not recorded
469:
467:
463:
461:
457:
455:
454:
450:
449:
446:
444:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
423:
419:
417:
413:
411:
410:
406:
405:
402:
400:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
379:
375:
373:
369:
366:
364:
363:
359:
358:
346:
341:
336:
331:Naval fitout
320:
314:
309:
307:
303:
299:
297:
292:
290:
289:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
260:
256:
254:
241:
238:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
213:
212:
209:
208:
204:
201:
200:
197:
194:
191:
190:
186:
184:Depth of hold
183:
182:
178:
175:
174:
170:
167:
166:
163:
156:
153:
152:
149:
146:
143:
142:
137:
133:
130:
129:
125:
122:
121:
117:
114:
113:
109:
106:
105:
101:
99:In commission
98:
97:
93:
90:
89:
86:
75:
72:
71:
67:
64:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
44:
38:
33:
30:
19:
1417:
1408:
1392:
1386:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1210:
1209:
1163:. Seaforth.
1160:
1152:
1151:David Lyon,
1146:Bibliography
1088:
1061:
1055:
1024:
991:
964:
937:
910:
883:
856:
829:
802:
796:
757:
722:
702:August 1757
687:Adam Hayes,
681:
670:Captured by
664:August 1757
640:
599:
583:Commissioned
551:
544:
541:Second batch
496:
485:Wrecked off
452:
414:Henry Bird,
408:
397:Captured by
361:
345:Commissioned
304:
300:
295:
293:
287:
282:Thomas Slade
257:were 28-gun
252:
251:
249:
230:
215:
154:Tons burthen
65:
48:
42:
29:
1395:(cancelled)
1052:Final batch
793:Third batch
672:French Navy
646:John Lock,
620:April 1757
487:Long Island
435:March 1757
432:April 1757
416:Rotherhithe
399:French Navy
368:Henry Adams
315:First batch
1448:Categories
1409:Lowestoffe
1362:Guadeloupe
1107:References
992:Guadeloupe
661:July 1757
623:July 1757
266:Royal Navy
259:sixth rate
202:Complement
85:Royal Navy
1369:Carysfort
1249:Maidstone
1242:Liverpool
1025:Carysfort
772:May 1757
737:May 1757
699:May 1757
658:May 1757
573:Laid down
504:Rochester
497:Maidstone
460:Liverpool
453:Liverpool
429:May 1756
391:May 1757
388:May 1757
385:May 1756
335:Laid down
286:HMS
231:From 1780
192:Sail plan
123:Cancelled
115:Completed
73:Operators
49:Liverpool
1327:Cerberus
1228:Coventry
1211:Coventry
857:Cerberus
578:Launched
563:Builder
554:-class.
552:Coventry
441:Sold at
362:Coventry
340:Launched
325:Builder
296:Coventry
272:and the
262:frigates
253:Coventry
216:As built
210:Armament
66:Coventry
43:Coventry
1418:Mermaid
1379:Batch 4
1355:Milford
1334:Griffin
1320:Aquilon
1305:Batch 3
1295:Actaeon
1281:Shannon
1259:Batch 2
1220:Batch 1
965:Milford
884:Griffin
830:Aquilon
758:Actaeon
734:£2,866
731:£6,929
682:Shannon
617:£2,879
614:£6,314
514:£4,085
426:£3,879
382:£3,977
264:of the
233: :
227:FC: nil
218: :
148:Frigate
107:Planned
1393:Laurel
1341:Levant
1313:Active
1274:Hussar
1267:Boreas
1235:Lizard
1167:
1089:Laurel
911:Levant
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