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Royal Navy 1692

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Extracted from House of Commons Journal Volume 10

3rd December 1692

Ships employed.

The Lord Falkland, according to Order, presented to the House a List of such Ships

as are to be employed at Sea for the Year 1693: And he delivered the same in at the Table:

Where the same was read; and is as followeth; viz.

Admiralty Office, 2nd December, 1692.

An ACCOUNT of the Number and Rates of Ships to be employed in their Majesties Service at

Sea in the Year 1693:

Rates	Ships Names	Men	Guns
1st	Brittannia	780	100
	Sovereign	815	100
	Victory	780	100
	Royal William	780	100
	London	730	96
	Saint Andrew	730	96
		4,615	592

	Name	Men	Guns
2nd	Neptune	660	90
	Duke	660	90
	Albermarle	660	90
	Windsor Castle	660	90
	Duchess	660	90
	Vanguard	660	90
	Sandwich	660	90
	Ossory	660	90
	Saint Michael	660	90
	Royal Katharine	540	82
		6,420	892

	Name	Men	Guns
3rd	Boyne	490	80
	Cornwall	490	80
	Cambridge	420	70
	Devonshire	490	80
	Defiance	400	64
	Dreadnought	356	64
	Essex	460	70
	Edgar	445	72
	Grafton	460	70
	Hope	460	70
	Hampton Court	460	70
	Kent	460	70
	Lenox	460	70
	Mountague	355	62
	Mary	355	62
	Northumberland	460	70
	Plymouth	440	60
	Royal Oak	470	74
	Restoration	460	70
	Rupert	400	66
	Suffolk	460	70
	Sterling Castle	460	70
	Suiftsure	420	70
	Warspight	420	70
	York	340	60
	Resolution	345	60
	Dunkirk	270	52
	Russell	410	80
	Bredah	380	62
	Monmouth	320	58
	Lyon	270	52
	Monck	270	52
New Ships	Chatham Hull, Southampton,	490 490 490	80 80 80
		14,526	2,390

	Name	Men	Guns
4th	Greenwich	280	54
	Oxford	280	54
	Ruby	200	42
	Dragon	185	40
	Tiger	200	42
	Advice	200	42
	Chester	200	42
	Norwich	200	42
	Mordant	200	42
	Diamond	200	42
	Woolwich	240	46
	Chatham	240	44
	Kingfisher	185	40
Hired	Lumley Castle	280	56
Hired	Loyal Merchant	215	50
Hired	Princess Ann	200	48
	Deptford	280	50
	Centurion	230	48
	Boneadventure	230	48
	St. Albans	280	50
	Reserve	200	42
	Boneadventure, hired	200	50
	Tiger prize	230	48
Hired	Prince of Orange	180	46
	Dover	230	48
	Crown	230	48
	Newcastle	280	54
	Foresight	230	48
Hired	Sam. and Hen.	180	44
Hired	Woolfe	200	48
	Assistance	230	48
	Hampshire	185	40
	Anthelope	200	42
Hired	Archangel	200	48
Hired	New African	180	46
New Ships	At Woolwich Hampton Redhouse Bussleton Chatham	355 355 355 355 355	60 60 60 60 60
		9,455	1,922

	Name	Men	Guns
5th	James Galley	160	30
	Portsmouth	135	32
	Adventure	190	44
	Mary Galley	160	34
	Experiment	115	32
	Pembroke	115	32
	Mermaid	115	32
	Falcon	150	36
	Guernzey	110	28
	Canterbury Storeship	35	8
	London Merchant, hired	120	30
	Prudence, hired	160	42
	Nonsuch	150	36
	Conception prize	115	32
	Pearl	130	30
	Charles Galley	180	32
Hired	Unity	140	36
	Sheernesse	135	32
	Play prize	130	30
	Virgin prize	135	32
	Dolphin	115	26
	Richmond	125	28
	Saphir	135	32
	Milford	135	32
Hired	Warington	130	30
	Guarland	130	30
	Sandadoes prize	180	40
	Assurance	180	42
Hired	Smirna Factor, hired	140	40
	Sweepstakes	180	42
Hired	Smirna Merchant	110	34
		4,240	1,016

	Name	Men	Guns
6th	Greyhound	75	16
	Sandadoes	75	16
	Sharke, (Brigantine)	20	4G/8P
	Discovery (Brigantine)	35	6P/2F
	Dispatch (Brigantine)	35	6P/2F
	Larke	70	16
	Henry Prize	70	24
	Wild Prize	45	12
	Germoon Prize	40	10 4P
	Sally Rose	80	22
	St. Martin Prize	100	24
	Sun Prize	90	24
	Swift Prize	80	20G. 4P
	St. Alban's Prize	90	18
	Tartan Prize	20	4G. 6P
	Portsmouth Sloop	60	16
	Goodwyn Prize	35	6
	Julian Prize	65	14
		995	284

Yachts	Men	Guns
Mary	30	8
Henrietta	30	8
Fubbs	40	12
Katherine	30	8
Charlotte	30	8
Isabella	45	10
Merlin	30	8
Navy	35	8G 2P 1F
Monmouth	40	8G 2P 1F
Isle of Wight	5	4
	315	88

Ketches	Men	Guns
Eaglett	50	10
Hind	50	10
Roe	50	10
Harpe	50	10
Scarbrough	50	10
Quaker	40	10
Albrough	40	10
	30	70

Fireships	Men	Guns
Owners Love	40	10
Signett	25	8
Hawke	45	8
Vulture	45	8
Speedwell	45	8
Spy	45	8
St. Paul	45	10
Charles	20	6
Strombolo	45	8
Roebuck	45	8
Vulcan	45	8
Vesuvius	45	8
Griffin	45	8
Lightning	45	8
St. Vincent	40	8
Flame	45	8
Etna	45	8
Hunter	45	8
	Men	Guns

Machine Prize, lately taken by the Centurion	50	12
St. Joseph Prize, lately taken by the Rupert and Adventure	45	8
Mermaid Prize, ditto	30	8
A Prize lately taken by the Deptford	45	8
One more to be provided	45	8
	970	190

Hospital Ships	Men	Guns
London Marchant	*	*
And Four more	*	*

Bomb Vessels	Men	Guns
Phænix	20	8
And one more	35	10
	55	18

Abstract.

Rates	N°	Men	Guns
1st	6	4,615	592
2nd	10	6,420	892
3rd	35	14,526	2,390
4th	40	9,455	1,922
5th	31	4,240	1,016
6th	18	995	284
Yachts	10	315	88
Ketches	7	330	70
Fireships	18	970	190
Hospital Ships	*	*	*
Bomb Vessels	2	55	18
Total	187	41,921	7,462

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