HMS Rye (1696)

HMS Rye was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Sheerness Dockyard in 1694/96.

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

History
England
NameHMS Rye
Ordered27 December 1694
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Launched17 June 1696
Commissioned20 December 1695
FateSunk as a breakwater at Harwich in July 1727
General characteristics as built
Class and type32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen38429⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 109 ft 6.5 in (33.39 m) gundeck
  • 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) keel for tonnage
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement145/110
Armament
  • as built 32 guns
  • 4/4 x demi-culverins (LD)
  • 22/20 x 6-pdr guns (UD)
  • 6/4 x 4-pdr guns (QD)

She was the first vessel to carry the name Rye in the English and Royal Navy.

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