HMS Seaford (1695)

HMS Seaford was purchased from Richard Herring of Bursledon. Richard Herring had built this vessel on speculation to a similar specification as the Maidstone Group. After she was commissioned she sailed as part of the expedition to recapture Fort York on Hudson Bay. She was also part of Symond's squadron in the West Indies where she was captured and burnt by the French in 1697.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Seaford
BuilderRichard Herring, Bursledon
Cost1,688.18.2d
Acquired27 December 1695
CommissionedLate 1695
Captured5 May 1697
FateTaken by French Squadron and burnt
General characteristics
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen293+60⁄94 bm
Length
  • 98 ft 5 in (30.0 m) gundeck
  • 81 ft 3 in (24.8 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 1 in (8.0 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 10 in (3.3 m)
Complement110
Armament
  • initially as ordered
  • 24 x sakers on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

Seaford was the first named ship tin the Royal Navy.

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