History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Flamborough |
Ordered | 30 July 1706 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down | 1706 |
Launched | 29 January 1707 |
Decommissioned | 1748 |
Fate | Sold out of service, 10 January 1749[1] |
Notes |
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General characteristics as originally built[1] | |
Class and type | 24-gun Sixth rate |
Tons burthen | 261 49⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 115 (85 in peacetime) |
Armament |
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Notes | Rebuilt, 1727 |
General characteristics after 1727 rebuild[1] | |
Class and type | 20-gun Sixth rate |
Tons burthen | 377 41⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 28 ft 5 in (8.66 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 140 |
Armament | 20 × 6-pounder guns |
Notes | Sold 10 January 1749 |
HMS Flamborough was a Royal Navy post ship, launched in 1707 with 24 guns. She was the first Royal Navy vessel to be stationed in South Carolina, holding that position from 1719 to 1721. She was rebuilt as a considerably larger 20-gun vessel in 1727, and was employed during the following decade off Ireland and later on the Jamaica station. After a period in New York she returned to the Carolinas in 1739, patrolling the coast and playing a minor role in the War of Jenkins' Ear. She returned to England in 1745. After undergoing a major repair she was recommissioned under Captain Jervis Porter in April 1746, and served in the North Sea for the following two years. She was sold out of naval service in 1749.