1693 Programme Group

March 2022 March 2022 1693 Programme Group Woolwich Dockyard Thomas Ellis, Shoreham Richard Barrett, Shoreham Mrs. Ann Wyatt, Redbridge (Southampton) 30px|Royal Navy Ensign Kingdom of England 30px|Royal Navy Ensign Kingdom of Great Britain after 1707 1689 Programme Group 1694 Programme Group 1693-1694 1694-1741 4 1 3 Specifications 32-gun fifth rate 35444 94 tons (bm) 103 ft 9 in m 2 on gundeck 85 ft 0 in m 2 on keel for tonnage *28 ft 0 in m 2 on for tonnage 10 ft 6 in m 2 on ship-rigged war 155 to 145 personnel peacetime 110 personnel as built 4/8 × 4 demi-culverins (LD) 22/20 × sakers (UD) 6/4 × 4 minions (QD) 1703 Establishment 8/4 × 4 9-pdr guns (LD) 22/20 × 6-pdr guns (UD) 6/4 × 4-pdr guns (QD) 4-pdr guns removed after 1714 The 1693 Programme of fifth rates were derived from the 1689 Programme vessels as demi-batterie ships. The concept was to have one tier of ordnance flush on the upper deck for use in all weathers on a freeboard of at least seven feet. The ordnance would be arranged with a minimum of ten gun ports on the upper deck. The lower deck would be provided with four ports for heavier guns that could only be used in calm weather. For added propulsion ten oar ports per side would be provided with a central loading port. Four 32-gun vessels to these specifications were ordered in early 1693 with three to be built by Contract and one in dockyard.Winfield 2009, Ch 5, The Fifth Rates, Vessels acquired from 16 December 1688, Fifth Rates of 32 and 36 guns, 1693 Programme Design and specifications As with most vessels of this time period only order and launch dates are available. The dimensional data listed here is the specification data and the acceptable design creep will be listed on each individual vessel. The gundeck was 103 ft 9 in m 2 off with a keel length of 85 ft 0 in m 2 off for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 28 ft 0 in m 2 off with a depth of hold of 10 ft 6 in m 2 off. The tonnage calculation would be 35444 94 tons (bm). The ships would be sail powered carrying a ship-rigged sail plan. Also there was a provision for ten oar ports per side located between the gun ports on the lower deck. Shoreham would be rebuilt to the 1719 establishment for 20-gun vessels. The establishment dimensions were 106 ft 0 in m 2 off with a keel length of 87 ft 9 in m 2 off for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 28 ft 4 in m 2 off with a depth of hold of 9 ft 2 in m 2 off. The tonnage calculation would be 3740 94 tons (bm).Clowes (1898), Chapter XXVI, page 9Winfield (2007), Chapter 6, Sixth Rates, Sixth Rates of 20 or 24 guns, Vessels acquired from 1 August 1714, 1719 Establishment Group The gun armament initially was four demi-culverinsLavery (1989), Part V, Ch 18, culverins, page 101A demi-culverin was a gun of 3,400 pounds with a four-inch bore firing a 9.5-pound shot with an eight-pound powder charge mounted on wooden trucks on the lower deck (LD) with two pair of guns per side. The upper deck (UD) battery would consist of between twenty and twenty-two sakersLavery (1989), Part V, Ch 18, Sakers, pages 102-103A sacar or saker was a gun of 1,400 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 5.5-pound shot with a 5.5-pound powder charge. guns mounted on wooden trucks with ten or eleven guns per side. The gun battery would be completed by four to six minionsLavery (1989), Part V, Ch 18, Minion, page 103A minion was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3.5-inch bore firing a 4-pound shot with a 4-pound powder charge. guns mounted on wooden trucks on the quarterdeck (QD) with two to three guns per side. In the 1703 Establishment the old gun designations would be replaced by a system that designated the guns by the weight of shot fired. The demi-culverins would become known as 9-pounders, the sakers as 6-pounders and the minions as 4-pounders.Clowes (1898), Chapter XXII, page 248 Therefore, their armament as of 1703 for Shoreham and Sorlings would be listed as four 9-pounder guns on the lower deck (LD), twenty 6-pounder 19 hundredweight (cwt) guns on the upper deck (UD) with four 4-pounder 12 cwt guns on the quarterdeck (QD). For Scarborough (renamed Milford) and Winchelsea would be rerated as 36-gun vessels with an increase in the 9-pounders to eight guns. Ships of the 1693 Programme Group + Name Builder Launch date Remarks Shoreham 1694 3 Thomas Ellis, Shoreham 6 January 1694 rebuilt as 1719 Establishment sixth rate in 1724 sold in June 1744 Scarborough 1694 3 Woolwich Dockyard 3 March 1690 taken by French on 18 July 1694 retaken 15 February 1697 and renamed Milford Rebuilt at Deptford 1705 Wrecked Cape Corrientes, Cuba on 18 June 1720 Sorlings 1694 3 Richard Barrett, Shoreham 19 March 1694 Taken by French 20 October 1705 Retaken February 1711 and sold Winchelsea 1694 3 Mrs Ann Wyatt, Redbridge 13 August 1694 Taken by French 6 June 1706 Notes Note Citations References Winfield (2009), British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB 978-1-78346-924-6 Winfield (2007), British Warships in the Age of Sail (1714 – 1792), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2007, EPUB 978-1-78346-925-3 Colledge (2020), Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB 978-1-5267-9328-7 Lavery (1989), The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, 978-0-87021-009-9, Part V Guns, Type of Guns Clowes (1898), The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present (Vol. II). London. England: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, © 1898 Clowes (1898), The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to the Present (Vol. III). London. England: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, © 1898 Category:Frigates of the Royal Navy Category:Ships of the Royal Navy