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The 1719 Establishment Group of sixth rates defined the 20-gun sixth rate using the Dursley Galley as a model. This design works and sailed well. Seventeen ships would be rebuilds of earlier vessels, some would be fifth rates, a couple of fireships and three vessels of new construction with the majority rebuilt from older sixth rate vessels. These ships would be constructed between 1722 and 1727.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1719 Establishment Group |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Gibraltar Group |
| Succeeded by | Modified 1719 Establishment Group |
| Built | 1722–1727 |
| In service | 1727–1749 |
| Completed | 20 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 19 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun sixth rate |
| Tons burthen | 374+49⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Armament | 20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) |
Design and specifications
editThe construction of the vessels was assigned to Royal dockyards. As with most vessels of this time period only order and launch dates are available. The dimensional data listed here is the specification data and the acceptable design creep will be listed on each individual vessel. The gundeck was 106 feet 0 inches (32.3 metres) with a keel length of 87 feet 9 inches (26.7 metres) for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 28 feet 4 inches (8.6 metres) with a depth of hold of 9 ft 2 in (2.8 m). The tonnage calculation would be 375 tons.[1]
The gun armament as established in 1703 would be twenty 6-pounder 19 hundredweight (cwt) guns mounted on wooden trucks on the upper deck (UD).[1]
Ships of the 1719 Establishment Group
edit| Name | Rebuilder | Launch date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme | Deptford Dockyard | 8 November 1720 |
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| Lowestoffe | Portsmouth Dockyard | 18 December 1723 |
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| Scarborough renamed Garland | Deptford Dockyard | 18 October 1711 |
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| Scarborough | Deptford Dockyard | 19 July 1722 |
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| Experiment | Plymouth Dockyard | 1 November 1727 |
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| Shoreham | Woolwich Dockyard | 25 August 1720 |
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| Gibraltar | Deptford Dockyard | 8 August 1727 | Sold 16 March 1749 |
| Seahorse | Deptford Dockyard | 7 October 1727 | Sold 27 July 1748 |
| Seaford | Deptford Dockyard | 22 October 1724 | broken at Woolwich April to June 1740 |
| Rose | Woolwich Dockyard | 8 September 1724 | Sold at Deptford 5 June 1744 |
| Deal Castle | Sheerness Dockyard | 6 April 1727 | Sold at Deptford 14 August 1746 |
| Nightingale Renamed Fox | Deptford Dockyard | 18 November 1727 | Breaking completed at Deptford in January 1738 |
| Bideford | Chatham Dockyard | 2 October 1727 | Foundered off Flamborough Head 18 March 1736 |
| Flamborough | Portsmouth Dockyard | 21 October 1727 | Sold at Woolwich 10 January 1749 |
| Aldborough | Portsmouth Dockyard | 21 October 1727 | Broken at Deptford 31 March 1742 |
| Squirrel | Woolwich Dockyard | 19 October 1727 | Sold at Woolwich 17 October 1749 |
| Phoenix | Woolwich Dockyard | 16 January 1728 | Sold at Woolwich 28 June 1744 |
| Blandford | Deptford Dockyard | 13 February 1720 |
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| Greyhound | Deptford Dockyard | 13 February 1720 |
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| Rye | Chatham Dockyard | 6 October 1727 |
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Citations
editReferences
edit- Winfield 2009, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Gibraltar Group
- Winfield 2007, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1714 – 1792), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2007, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-925-3, Chapter 6, Sixth Rates, Sixth Rates of 20 or 24 guns, Vessels in Service at 1 August 1714, Gibraltar Group
- 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, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7