HMS Lizard (1694)

History
England
Name	HMS Lizard
Ordered	21 July 1693
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched	19 March 1694
Commissioned	22 January 1694
Fate	Lost with all hands 31 May 1696
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	250+36⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 3 in (28.7 m) gundeck; 79 ft 6 in (24.2 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	24 ft 4 in (7.4 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered; 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD); 1703 Establishment; 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Lizard was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. She was commissioned for service in the Bristol Channel, followed by the Irish Sea. She went missinging in the Mediterranean when she was lost with all hands in May 1696.

Lizard was the fourth ship to bear this name since it was used for a 120 builder's measure ship listed from 1512 to 1522.^[1]

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History

England
Name	HMS Lizard
Ordered	21 July 1693
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched	19 March 1694
Commissioned	22 January 1694
Fate	Lost with all hands 31 May 1696
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	250+36⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 3 in (28.7 m) gundeck 79 ft 6 in (24.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 4 in (7.4 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)