HMS Lizard (1697)

History
England
Name	HMS Lizard
Ordered	1 July 1696
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Sheerness
Launched	29 March 1697
Commissioned	29 March 1697
Fate	Sold 29 July 1714
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	263+70⁄94 bm
Length	95 ft 0 in (29.0 m) gundeck; 79 ft 4 in (24.2 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	25 ft 0 in (7.6 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 10 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 East Indies, then Mediterranean, followed by Home Waters in the Irish Sea. She was sold in 1714.^[1]

Lizard was the fifth ship to bear this name since it was used for a 120 builder's measure ship listed from 1512 to 1522.^[2]

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History

England
Name	HMS Lizard
Ordered	1 July 1696
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Sheerness
Launched	29 March 1697
Commissioned	29 March 1697
Fate	Sold 29 July 1714
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	263+70⁄94 bm
Length	95 ft 0 in (29.0 m) gundeck 79 ft 4 in (24.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	25 ft 0 in (7.6 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 10 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)