HMS Rye (1727)
HMS Rye was a member of the 1719 Establishment Group of 20-gun sixth rates. After commissioning she spent her career in Home waters on trade protection duties. She was broken up in 1735.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Rye |
| Ordered | 11 May 1727 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Chatham |
| Launched | 6 October 1727 |
| Commissioned | November 1727 |
| Fate | Broken up at Sheerness, December 1735 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 20-gun Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 371+45⁄94 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 x 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD) |
Rye was the second named vessel since it was used for a 32-gun fifth ratelaunched at Sheerness in 1696, rebuilt in 1717 as a 24-gun sixth rateused as a breakwater from 1727 and broken in December 1727.
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