HMS Shoreham (1694)

HMS Shoreham was a 32-gun fifth rate vessel built under contract at Shoreham in 1693/94. During the War of the English Succession she was involved in the unsuccessful operation at Camaret Bay (near Brest). At the end of the war she helped take half a French convoy off Ireland. She then deployed to North America and the West Indies. She was rebuilt as a 20-gun sixth rate to the 1719 Establishment in 1719/21. She served in the Baltic as a bomb vessel then reverted to a sixth rate. She participated in operations in the West Indies during the initial years of the War of Austrian Succession before being sold in 1744.

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

History
England
NameHMS Shoreham
Ordered17 February 1693
BuilderThomas Ellis, Shoreham
Launched6 January 1694
CommissionedJanuary 1694
General characteristics as built
Class and type30-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen3608⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 103 ft 0 in (31.39 m) gundeck
  • 85 ft 7 in (26.09 m) keel for tonnage
Beam28 ft 1.5 in (8.573 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 1703 Establishment 32/28 guns
  • 4/4 x demi-culverins (LD)
  • 22/20 x 6-pdr guns (UD)
  • 6/4 x 4-pdr guns(QD)
General characteristics 1719/21 rebuild
Class and type20-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen37964⁄94 tons (bm)
Length
  • 106 ft 0 in (32.31 m) gundeck
  • 88 ft 11 in (27.10 m) keel for tonnage
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 1719 Establishment 20 guns
  • 20 x 6-pdr guns (UD)

She was the first vessel to bear the name Shoreham in the English and Royal Navy.

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