Royal Navy Ship of the Line (original) (raw)
History of the Ship of the Line of the Royal Navy from the galleons of 1650 to the First Rate 120 gun Ship of the Line of 1845, including Caledonia Class, Queen Charlotte, Trafalgar, Victory, Leviathan, Royal Sovereign, Vengeur and Black Prince Class.
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HMS Fawn The first ?FAWN? was the French 16-gun vessel ?FAUNNE.? She was taken in August 15th, 1805, to the westward of Rochefort by the ?Goliath? and ?Camilla.?
HMS Fawn The second ?FAWN? was a 26-gun ship sloop, launched at Topsham in 1807. She was of 424 tons, and carried a crew of 121 men. Her length, beam, and draught were 108 ft., 30 ft., and 11 ft. On May 28th, 1808, the ?Fawn?, commanded by Commander the Hon. George A Crofton, sent her boats under two batteries at the north-east end of Puerto Rico, and they captured a Spanish privateer schooner and three merchant vessels. The schooner subsequently blew up and the ?Fawn?s? carpenter was killed and several badly burned. On July 17th, 1808
HMS Calypso, launched 1879.
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HMS Captain photographed sent in by Ray Norman
The President was an old ship of the line which became a royal naval reserve drill ship c.1900. She is seen here without all her rigging.
Crew from the training ship HMS President. ?Tony Davies
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HMS Conway.
Photo taken in the Menai Strait mid-April 1953. On 14th April 1953 HMS Conway was under tow from her normal mooring to Birkenhead up the Menai Strait/ the Swellies between the Welsh mainland and Anglesey. Close to a place called the Platters on the Caernarfon side of the strait she ran aground due to strong currents and could not be refloated. She caught fire 30th October 1956 during dismantling and burnt to the waterline.
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HMS Worcester
**HMS St Vincent.**Contributed by
HMS Marlborough, 1860.
HMS St Vincent. Contributed by email.
HMS Worcester.
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HMS Cambridge c.1897
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HMS Excellent c.1897
HMS Britannia c. 1897
HMS Active c.1897
HMS Martin in 1902. She was a wooden sailing brig launched at Pembroke in 1890 and used as a tender to the training ship St Vincent. She measured 105 ft long with a displacement of 508 tons and a crew complement of 27.
The little training brig HMS Martin passing out of Spithead under sail in 1897. At this time there were seven such training brigs attached to the various training ships. Martin was originally launched as Mayflower.
The images below were supplied with the following email message : I recently acquired some pewter items, 3 of which are bowls marked "HMS AJAX". They were with some WWII items, and I assumed that they were connected with that war. However, one has a scratched on date of 1806. I have learned that the British Navy has had several ships named Ajax over the years, and at this point I am not sure which ship these bowls are related to. Each of the bowls is marked HMS AJAX. One is marked "MESS 1", one is marked "MESS 2", the 3rd is marked "LB". All 3 have the crown X mark. It is the bowl marked LB that has "Patrick 1806" scratched into the base. They are each just under 5 3/8 inches across the top and some 2 3/8 inches tall. I would appreciate any information you can give me. Lee Berkovits.
We believe these bowls date from the HMS Ajax involved in the Battle of Trafalgar. If you can shed any more light on these, email us at
Ship List 1618-1642
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Prince Royal
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1610
Rebuilt 1641
White Bear
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1599
Sold 1629
Merhonour
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1615
Sold 1650
Anne Royal (ex Ark Royal)
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1608
Wrecked and broken up 1638.
Repulse
1610
Broken up 1645
Defiance
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1615
Sold 1650
Warspite
Stevens
1596
Harbour service 1635
(Red) Lion
Baker, Deptford
1609
Rebuilt 1640
Vanguard
Chatham
1615
Rebuilt 1631
Rainbow
Bright, Deptford
1617
Sunk at Sheerness in 1680
Nonsuch
1603
Sold about 1645
Dreadnought
Deptford
1614
Broken up in 1648
Speedwell
Deptford
1607
Lost during 1624
Antelope
1618
Burnt in 1649
Constant Reformation
Burrell, Deptford
1619
Joined the side of the Royalist in 1648 and was lost in 1651
Victory
Burrell, Deptford
1620
Rebuilt in 1666
Swiftsure
Burrell, Deptford
1621
Rebuilt in 1654
St George
Burrell, Deptford
1622
Hulked in 1687
St Andrew
Burrell, Deptford
1622
Wrecked in 1666
Triumph
Burrell, Deptford
1623
Sold in 1688
(Happy) Entrance
Burrell, Deptford
1619
Burnt in 1658
Garland
Burrell, Deptford
1620
Captured by the Dutch in 1652
Bonadventure
Burrell, Deptford
1621
Blown up in 1653
Sovereign of the Seas
Phineas Pett II, Woolwich
1637
Rebuilt in 1660
Charles
Phineas Pett I, Woolwich
1632
Wrecked in 1650
Henrietta Maria
Goddard, Deptford
1633
Renamed Paragon in 1650 and lost in 1655
James
Phineas Pett II, Woolwich
1634
Sold in 1682
Unicorn
Boate, Woolwich
1634
Sold in 1688
Leopard
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1635
Captured by the Dutch in 1653
Vanguard
Bright, Woolwich
1631
Wrecked and sold 1667
Lion
Asplin, Woolwich
1640
Rebuilt in 1658
Prince Royal
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1641
Rebuilt in 1663
Ship List 1642-1660
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Constant Warwick
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1645
Rebuilt in 1666
Assurance
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1646
Sold in 1698
Adventure
Peter Pett II, Woolwich
1646
Sold in 1688
Nonsuch
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1646
Wrecked in 1664
Dragon
Goddard, Chatham
1647
Rebuilt 1690
Elizabeth
Peter Pett I, Deptford
1647
Burnt by the Dutch in 1667
Phoenix
Peter Pett II, Woolwich
1647
Wrecked in 1664
Tiger
Peter Pett I, Woolwich
1647
Rebuilt in 1681
Antelope
Woolwich
1651
Wrecked in 1652
Fairfax
Peter Pett I, Deptford
1650
Burnt by accident 1653
Speaker
Christopher Pett, Woolwich
1650
Renamed Mary after the Restoration. Rebuilt 1687
Fairfax
John Taylor, Chatham
1653
Wrecked in 1682
Plymouth
Taylor, Wapping
1653
Rebuilt in 1705
Essex
Phineas Pett II, Deptford
1653
Taken by the Dutch in 1666.
Gloucester
Graves, Limehouse
1654
Wrecked in 1682
Torrington
Johnson, Blackwall
1654
Renamed Dreadnought after the Restoration. Lost 1690.
Newbury
Graves, Limehouse
1654
Renamed Revenge after the Restoration. Condemned 1678
Bridgewater
Chamberlain, Deptford
1654
Renamed Anne after the Restoration. Blown up by accident in 1673
Lyme
Tippets, Portsmouth
1654
Renamed Montague after the Restoration. Widened in 1675 and rebuilt in 1698
Marston Moor
Johnson, Blackwall
1654
Renamed York after the Restoration. Wrecked in 1703
Langport
Bright, Horsleydown
1654
Renamed Henrietta after the Restoration. Wrecked in 1689
Tredagh
Phineas Pett II, Ratcliffe
1654
Renamed Resolution after the Restoration. Damaged by fire in action in 1666.
Worcester
Burrell II, Woolwich
1651
Renamed Dunkirk and after the Restoration rebuilt in 1692.
Monck
Tippets, Portsmouth
1659
Rebuilt in 1702.
Phoenix class 4th Rate Frigates
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Portsmouth
Eastwood, Portsmouth
1650
Blown up during action in 1689.
Sapphire
Peter Pett I, Ratcliffe
1651
Wrecked in 1670.
Hampshire
Phineas Pett II, Deptford
1653
Rebuilt in 1686.
Elizabeth class 4th Rate Frigates
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
President
Peter Pett I, Deptford
1650
Renamed Bonadventure after the Restoration and widened in 1663, rebuilt 20 years later.
Reserve
Peter Pett II, Woodbridge
1650
Rebuilt in 1701.
Advice
Peter Pett I, Woodbridge
1650
Rebuilt in 1698.
Pelican
Taylor, Wapping
1650
Burnt by accident in 1656.
Centurion
Peter Pett I, Ratcliffe
1650
Wrecked in 1689.
Foresight
Shish, Deptford
1650
Wrecked in 1698.
Assistance
Johnson, Deptford
1650
Rebuilt in 1687.
Laurel
Portsmouth
1651
Wrecked in 1657.
Gainsborough
Taylor, Pitchouse
1653
Renamed Swallow after the Restoration and then wrecked in 1692.
Preston
Carey, Woodbridge
1653
Renamed Antelope after the Restoration and sold in 1693
Nantwich
Baylie, Bristol
1654
Renamed Breda after the Restoration but wrecked in 1666.
Jersey
Starling, Maldon
1654
Captured by the French in 1691.
Maidstone
Munday, Woodbridge
1654
Renamed Mary Rose after the Restoration but captured by the French in 1691.
Ruby Class 4th Rate Frigates
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Ruby
Peter Pett I, Deptford
1651
Captured by the French in 1707.
Diamond
Peter Pett I, Deptford
1651
Captured by the French in 1693.
Kentish
Johnson, Deptford
1652
Wrecked in 1672.
Sussex
Deptford
1652
Blown up by accident in 1653.
Portland
Taylor, Wapping
1653
Scuttled (burnt) to avoid capture in 1692.
Newcastle
Phineas Pett II, Ratcliffe
1653
Wrecked in 1703.
Bristol
Tippets, Portsmouth
1653
Rebuilt in 1693.
Yarmouth
Edgar, Yarmouth
1653
Broken up in 1680.
Taunton
Castle, Rotherhithe
1654
Renamed Crown after the Restoration then rebuilt in 1689.
Dover
Castle, Shoreham
1654
Rebuilt in 1695.
Winsby
Edgar, Yarmouth
1654
Renamed Happy Return after the Restoration then captured by the French in 1691.
Leopard
Shish, Deptford
1659
Sunk 1699.
Princess
Furzer, Lydney
1661
Broken up 1680.
First Rate
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Naseby
Peter Pett II, Woolwich
1655
Renamed Royal Charles after the Restoration then captured by the Dutch in 1667.
Second Rates
Richard
Christopher Pett, Woolwich
1658
Renamed Royal James after the Restoration. Burnt by the Dutch in 1667.
Dunbar
Callis, Deptford
1656
Renamed Henry after the Restoration. Burnt by accident in 1682.
London
Taylor, Chatham
1654
Blown up by accident in 1665.
Ship List 1660-1675
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Second Rates
Royal Oak
Tippets, Portsmouth
1664
Burnt by the Dutch in 1667.
Royal Katherine
Christopher Pett, Woolwich
1664
Rebuilt in 1702.
Loyal London
Taylor, Deptford
1666
Ruined by fire 1702.
Third
Cambridge
Jonas Shish, Deptford
1666
Wrecked in 1694.
Rupert
Deane, Harwich
1666
Rebuilt in 1703.
Defiance
Castle, Deptford
1666
Burnt by accident in 1668.
Warspite
Johnson, Blackwall
1666
Rebuilt in 1702.
Monmouth
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1667
Rebuilt in 1700.
Fourth Rates
Greenwich
Christopher Pett, Woolwich
1666
Rebuilt in 1669.
St Patrick
Baylie, Bristol
1666
Captured in 1667.
St David
Furzer, Lydney
1667
Foundered in 1690.
Construction During the 2nd Dutch War
100-Gun Ships
Prince
Phineas Pett II, Deptford
1670
Rebuilt in 1692 and renamed Royal William.
Royal James
Deane, Portsmouth
1671
Burnt during action in 1672.
Royal Charles
Deane, Portsmouth
1673
Rebuilt in 1693 and renamed Queen.
90-96 Gun Ships
Charles
Shish, Deptford
1668
Rebuilt in 1701.
St Michael
Tippets, Portsmouth
1669
Rebuilt in 1706 and subsequently renamed Marlborough.
London
Shish, Deptford
1670
Rebuilt in 1706.
St Andrew
Christopher Pett, Woolwich
1670
Rebuilt 1703 and subsequently renamed Royal Anne.
Third Rates
Resolution
Deane, Harwich
1667
Rebuilt in 1698.
Edgar
Baylie, Bristol
1668
Rebuilt in 1700.
Construction During the 3rd Dutch War
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
First Rate
Royal James
Deane, Portsmouth
1675
Renamed Victory 1691; then rebuilt in 1695.
Third Rate
Swiftsure
Deane, Harwich
1673
Rebuilt in 1696.
Harwich
Deane, Harwich
1674
Wrecked in 1691.
Royal Oak
Shish, Deptford
1674
Rebuilt in 1690.
Defiance
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1675
Rebuilt in 1695.
Fourth Rate
Oxford
Baylie, Bristol
1674
Enlarged in 1702 and then rebuilt in 1727.
Kingfisher
Phineas Pett III, Woolwich
1675
Rebuilt in 1699.
Woolwich
Phineas Pett III, Woolwich
1675
Rebuilt in 1702.
Captured Ships
Ruby (Originally Rubis)
1664
Hulked and sold in 1682 eventually broken up in 1685.
Stavoreen
Sold in 1682.
Arms of Rotterdam
Hulked in 1675 and eventually broken up in 1703.
Ship List from 1677-1688
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
First Rate 100 Gun Ships
Britannia
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1682
Stripped down to pieces in 1715 and then rebuilt in 1719.
Second Rate 90 Gun Ships
Vanguard
Furzer, Portsmouth
1678
Rebuilt in 1710.
Windsor Castle
Shish, Woolwich
1678
Wrecked in 1693.
Duchess
Shish, Deptford
1679
Renamed Princess Anne in 1701 then changed back to Windsor Castle in 1702, renamed again as Blenheim in 1706 before being rebuilt in 1709.
Sandwich
Betts, Harwich
1679
Rebuilt in 1712.
Albemarle
Betts, Harwich
1680
Rebuilt 1704.
Duke
Shish, Woolwich
1682
Renamed Prince George after being rebuilt in 1701.
Ossory
Furzer, Portsmouth
1682
Renamed Prince in 1705 and rebuilt in 1711.
Neptune
Shish, Deptford
1683
Rebuilt in 1710.
Coronation
Betts, Portsmouth
1685
Wrecked in 1691.
Third Rate 70 Gun Ships
Anne
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1678
Burnt in 1690 after the battle at Beachy Head.
Captain
Shish, Woolwich
1678
Rebuilt in 1708.
Hampton Court
Shish, Deptford
1678
Rebuilt in 1701.
Hope
Castle, Deptford
1678
Captured in 1695.
Lennox
Shish, Detford
1678
Rebuilt in 1701.
Restoration
Betts, Harwich
1678
Rebuilt in 1702.
Berwick
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1679
Rebuilt in 1700.
Breda
Betts, Harwich
1679
Accidentally burnt in 1690.
Burford
Shish, Woolwich
1679
Rebuilt in 1699.
Eagle
Furzer, Portsmouth
1679
Rebuilt in 1699.
Elizabeth
Castle, Deptford
1679
Rebuilt in 1704.
Essex
Johnson, Blackwall
1679
Rebuilt in 1700.
Expedition
Furzer, Portsmouth
1679
Rebuilt in 1699.
Grafton
Shish, Woolwich
1679
Rebuilt in 1700.
Kent
Johnson, Blackwall
1679
Rebuilt in 1699.
Northumberland
Baylie, Bristol
1679
Rebuilt in 1702.
Pendennis
Phineas Pett II, Chatham
1679
Wrecked in 1689.
Stirling Castle
Shish, Deptford
1679
Rebuilt in 1699.
Exeter
Johnson, Blackwall
1680
Hilked in 1691.
Suffolk
Johnson, Blackwall
1680
Rebuilt in 1699.
Fourth Rate Ships 1683-88
Mordaunt
Castle, Deptford
1681
Stranded in 1693.
Deptford
Shish, Woolwich
1687
Rebuilt in 1700.
St Albans
Shish, Deptford
1687
Wrecked in 1693.
Sedgemoor
Lee, Chatham
1687
Wrecked in 1689.
Ship List 1688-1697
Name
Builder
Date
Fate
Two Decker Third Rate 80 Gun Ships
Devonshire
Wyatt, Bursledon
April 1692
Rebuilt in 1704.
Cornwall
Winter, Southampton
April 1692
Rebuilt in 1706.
Boyne
Harding, Deptford
May 1692
Rebuilt in 17008.
Russell
Stigant, Portsmouth
June 1692
Rebuilt in 1709.
Norfolk
Winter, Southampton
March 1693
Rebuilt in 1728.
Humber
Frame, Hull
March 1693
Rebuilt in 1708.
Sussex
Lee, Chatham
April 1693
Wrecked in 1694.
Torbay
Harding, Deptford
December 1693
Rebuilt in 1719.
Lancaster
Wyatt, Bursledon
April 1694
Rebuilt in 1722.
Dorsetshire
Winter, Southampton
December 1694
Rebuilt in 1712.
Cambridge
Harding, Deptford
December 1695
Rebuilt in 1715.
Chichester
Lee, Chatham
March 1695
Rebuilt in 1706.
Newark
Frame, Hull
June 1695
Rebuilt in 1717.
Three Decker Third Rate 80 Gun Ships
Shrewsbury
Stigant, Portsmouth
February 1695
Rebuilt in 1713.
Cumberland
Wyatt, Bursledon
November 1695
Captured in 1707.
Ranelagh
Harding, Deptford
June 1697
Renamed as Princess Caroline in 1728 before being rebuilt in 1731.
Somerset
Lee, Chatham
May 1698
Hulked in 1715 and eventually broken up in 1740.
Fourth Rate 60 Gun Ships
Carlisle
Snelgrove, Deptford
February 1693
Wrecked in 1696.
Winchester
Wyatt, Bursledon
April 1693
Foundered in 1695.
Medway
Furzer, Sheerness
August 1693
Rebuilt in 1718.
Canterbury
Snelgrove, Deptford
December 1693
Rebuilt in 1722.
Sunderland
Winter, Southampton
March 1694
Hulked in 1715 and then deliberately sunk in 1737.
Pembroke
Snelgrove, Deptford
November 1694
Captured in 1709.
Gloucester
Clements, Bristol
February 1695
Used for harbour service in 1706 before being broken up in 1731.
Windsor
Snelgrove, Deptford
October 1695
Rebuilt in 1729.
Kingston
Frame, Hull
March 1695
Rebuilt in 1719.
Exeter
Bagwell, Portsmouth
May 1697
Rebuilt in 1744.
Third Rate 70 Gun Ships
Breda
Lawrence, Woolwich
April 1692
Broken up in 1730.
Yarmouth
Barret, Harwich
January 1694
Rebuilt in 1709.
Ipswich
Barret, Harwich
April 1694
Rebuilt in 1730.
Bedford
Harding, Woolwich
September 1698
Rebuilt in 1741.
Orford
Snelgrove, Deptford
1698
Rebuilt in 1712.
Nassau
Waffe, Portsmouth
1699
Wrecked in 1706.
Revenge
Miller, Deptford
1699
Renamed Buckingham in 1711 before being hulked in 1727 and subsequently sunk for a foundation in 1745.
64 Gun Ships
Dreadnought
Johnson, Blackwall
1691
She was reduced to a fourth rate ship in 1697 before being rebuilt in 1706.
Second Rate 90 Gun Ships
Association
Bagwell, Portsmouth
1697
Wrecked in 1707.
Barfleur
Harding, Deptford
August 1697
Rebuilt in 1716 as an 80 gun ship..
Namur
Lawrence, Woolwich
1697
Rebuilt in 1729.
Triumph
Lee, Chatham
1698
Renamed in 1714 as Prince and rebuilt in 1750.
Fourth Rate 50 Gun Ships
Falmouth
Snelgrove, Deptford
June 1693
Captured in 1704.
Norwich
Castle, Deptford
1693
Rebuilt in 1718.
Southampton
Parker & Winter, Southampton
June 1693
Rebuilt 1700.
Weymouth
Stigant, Portsmouth
1693
Rebuilt 1718.
Angelsea
Waffe, Plymouth
1694
Downgraded to a fifth rate ship in 1719 before being rebuilt in 1725.
Colchester
Johnson, Blackwall
1694
Foundered in 1704.
Lincoln
Lawrence, Woolwich
September 1695
Foundered in 1703.
Coventry
Harding, Deptford
1695
Captured 1704.
Hampshire
Taylor, Cuckolds Point
March 1698
Broken up in 1739.
Dartmouth
Parker, Southampton
March 1698
Rebuilt 1716.
Winchester
Wells, Rotherhithe
March 1698
Rebuilt 1717.
Salisbury
Herring, Bucklers Hard
April 1698
Captured in 1703 then recaptured in 1704. She was then renamed Preston before being rebuilt in 1742.
Worcester
Winter, Southampton
May 1698
Rebuilt 1714.
Jersey
Moore & Nye, East Cowes
November 1698
Hulked in 1731 and in 1763 she was sunk.
Carlisle
Waffe, Plymouth
1698
Accidentally blown up in 1700.
Tilbury
Chatham
1699
Broken up in 1726.
Chester
Lawrence, Woolwich
March 1691
Captured in 1707.
Chatham
Lee, Chatham
October 1691
Rebuilt in 1721.
Centurion
Harding, Deptford
1691
Broken up 1728.
Norwich
Stigant, Portsmouth
1691
Wrecked 1692.
Portland
Lawrence, Woolwich
March 1693
Rebuilt 1230.
Dartmouth
Shish, Rotherhithe
July 1693
Captured in 1695 then recaptured and renamed Vigo in 1702. She was wrecked one year later.
Rochester
Lee, Chatham
1693
Rebuilt in 1715.
Lichfield
Stigant, Portsmouth
1694
Rebuilt in 1730.
Romney
Johnson, Blackwall
1694
Wrecked in 1707.
Burlington
Johnson, Blackwall
1695
Broken up in 1733.
Harwich
Castle, Deptford
1695
Wrecked in 1700.
Pendennis
Castle, Deptford
1695
Captured in 1705.
Severn
Johnson, Blackwall
1695
Rebuilt in 1739.
Falkland
Built in New England and purchased in 1696
Rebuilt in 1702.
Blackwall
Johnson, Blackwall
1696
Captured in 1705 then recaptured in 1708 and subsequently broken up.
Guernsey
Johnson, Blackwall
1696
Rebuilt in 1717.
Nonsuch
Castle, Deptford
1696
hulked in 1740 and broken up five years later.
Warwick
Castle, Deptford
1696
Rebuilt in 1710.