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Class overview | |
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Built | 1756–1763 |
In commission | 1758–1811 |
Completed | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen |
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Length | 127 ft (39 m) |
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Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 210 |
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The Richmond-class frigates were 32-gun sailing frigates of the fifth rate produced for the Royal Navy. They were designed in 1756 by the Navy's Surveyor, William Bately, and were his equivalent of the Southampton-class frigates designed by Bately's co-Surveyor, Thomas Slade. They were faster ships than the Southamptons, and were weatherly craft, remaining dry even in high seas. Three ships were ordered to this design between 1756 and 1757, while a second batch of three ships was ordered between 1761 and 1762 to a slightly modified design.