| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1637 Group |
| Builders |
|
| Operators |  English Navy Royal
Kingdom of England |
| Preceded by | Crane Group |
| Succeeded by | 1646 Programme Group |
| Built | 1590 |
| In service | 1637 - 1638 |
| In commission | 1638 - 1668 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Small Ship |
| Tons burthen | 304.2/405.5 tons bm |
| Length | 90 ft 0 in (27.4 m) keel |
| Beam | 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 0 in (4.0 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 120 - 1652 |
| Armament | 30 guns |
The 1637 Group of two 300 ton 'pinnances' to carry fourteen pieces of ordnance and sixteen banks of oars were ordered on 12 December 1636. These vessels would carry thirty pieces of ordnance with ten pairs of gun ports on the lower deck with two pair forward and four pairs aft on the upper deck. The waist would be unprotected until two more pairs of gun ports were added later. Their measurements would compare favourably to the 'frigate' type vessels built a decade later. Their beam to length ratio of 3.46 to 1 would make a more true frigate than the Constant Warwick.[1]
- ^ Winfield