HMS Flamborough (1697)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Flamborough.

HMS Flamborough was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. She was commissioned for service in Home waters, then Mediterranean. She was captured by the French in 1705 and scuttled.

History
England
Name	HMS Flamborough
Ordered	24 December 1696
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched	10 July 1697
Commissioned	26 June 1697
Captured	10 October 1705
Fate	Captured by French and scuttled
General characteristics
Type	20-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen	251+85⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck 77 ft 10 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 4 in (3.1 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

Flamborough was the first ship to bear this name in the Royal Navy.

Construction

She was ordered in the Fourth Batch of four ships from Chatham Dockyard to be built under the guidance of their Master Shipwright, Robert Lee. She was launched on 10 July 1697.

Commissioned service

She was commissione on 28 June 1697 under Captain Robert Hughes. She escorted the White Sea convoy in 1698. In 1699 she patrolled Irish waters.in 1701 she was assigned to the Yarmouth fishery. She was with Rooke's Fleet in 1702. Captain Josiah Mighells, RN, became her commander on 31 March 1703 assigned to Shovell's fleet and went to the Mediterranean. 1705 her commander was Captain John Hooper, RN.

Loss

HMS Flamborough was captured by the French 50-gun Le Jason off Cape Spartel, Morocco on 10 October 1705 and scuttled.

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, Maidstone Group, Flamborough
• 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 F (Flamborough)