HMS Flamborough (1697)

History
England
Name	HMS Flamborough
Ordered	24 December 1696
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched	10 July 1697
Commissioned	26 June 1697
Captured	10 October 1705
Fate	Captured by French and scuttled
General characteristics
Type	20-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen	251+85⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck; 77 ft 10 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 4 in (3.1 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 Flamborough was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. She was commissioned for service in Home waters, then Mediterranean. She was captured by the French in 1705 and scuttled.^[1]

Flamborough was the first ship to bear this name in the Royal Navy.^[2]

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History

England
Name	HMS Flamborough
Ordered	24 December 1696
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Launched	10 July 1697
Commissioned	26 June 1697
Captured	10 October 1705
Fate	Captured by French and scuttled
General characteristics
Type	20-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen	251+85⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck 77 ft 10 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 4 in (3.1 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)