HMS Flamborough (1697)

HMS Flamborough was a member of the standardize 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.

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

History
England
NameHMS Flamborough
Ordered24 December 1696
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched10 July 1697
Commissioned26 June 1697
Captured10 October 1705
FateCaptured by French and scuttled
General characteristics
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen251+85⁄94 bm
Length
  • 94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck
  • 77 ft 10 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 4 in (3.1 m)
Armament
  • initially as ordered
  • 20 x sakers on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)
  • 1703 Establidhment
  • 20 x 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

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

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