British 1st Rates
Rate Definitions
Date
Type
Minimum
Maximum
1603
Crew Complement
400
0
1685
Number of Guns
90
100
1697
Number of Guns
94
100
1714
Number of Guns
100
100
1802
Number of Guns
100
120
Original Name
Guns
Type
Built by
Shipyard
Launched
End
Fate
Elizabeth Jonas
56
Galleon
Peter Pett
Woolwich DY
1559/07/03
1618
Sold
Victory
39
Galleon
Unknown
Purchased
1560/03/14
1608
Broken Up
Triumph
48
Galleon
Unknown
Unknown
1562/10
1618
Sold
White Bear
50
Galleon
Unknown
Unknown
1564
1598
Broken Up to Rebuild
Ark Royal
55
Galleon
Unknown
Deptford DY
1587
1608
Broken Up to Rebuild
Merhonour
39
Galleon
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1590
1612/01/10
Broken Up to Rebuild
White Bear
51
Ship Royal
Unknown
Unknown
1599
1629/06/12
Sold
Ann Royal
55
Galleon
Unknown
Deptford DY
1603
1608
Broken Up to Rebuild
Anne Royal
42
Ship Royal
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1608/06/22
1636/04/09
Wrecked
Prince Royal
120
Ship Royal
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1610/09/25
1639
Broken Up to Rebuild
Sovereign of the Seas
102
Ship of the Line
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1637/10/13
1660
Broken Up to Rebuild
Prince Royal
64
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1641/10/14
1661
Broken Up to Rebuild
Resolution
64
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1649/02/07
1661
Broken Up to Rebuild
Naseby
80
Ship of the Line
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1655/04/12
1667/06/12
Captured
Royal Charles
80
Ship of the Line
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1660
1667/06/12
Captured
Royal Sovereign
100
Ship of the Line
John Taylor
Chatham DY
1660/08/26
1679
Broken Up to Rebuild
Prince Royal
92
Ship of the Line
Phineus Pett
Woolwich DY
1663/07/11
1666/06/03
Sunk in Action
Royal Prince
64
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1666/05
1661
Broken Up to Rebuild
Charles
96
Ship
John Shish
Deptford DY
1668/03/03
1699
Broken Up to Rebuild
London
96
Ship of the Line
Jonas Shish
Deptford DY
1670
1706
Broken Up to Rebuild
Saint Andrew
100
Ship of the Line
Christopher Pett
Woolwich DY
1670/10/04
1702/03
Broken Up to Rebuild
Prince
100
Ship of the Line
Phineus Pett
Chatham DY
1670/12/03
1692
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal James
100
Ship of the Line
Anthony Deane
Portsmouth DY
1671/03/31
1672/05/28
Sunk in Action
Royal Charles
100
Ship of the Line
Anthony Deane
Portsmouth DY
1673/03
1693
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal James
100
Ship of the Line
Anthony Deane
Portsmouth DY
1675
1694/02
Broken Up to Rebuild
Britannia
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Lee
Chatham DY
1682/08
1715
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal Sovereign
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Lee
Chatham DY
1685
1696/01/27
Burnt
Saint George
96
Ship
John Shish
Deptford DY
1687/10/21
1699
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal William
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham
1692
1714
Broken Up to Rebuild
Queen
100
Ship of the Line
Joseph Lawrence
Woolwich DY
1693
1709/05
Broken Up to Rebuild
Victory
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Lee
Chatham DY
1695
1721/04
Broken Up
Royal Sovereign
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1701/07/25
1723
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal Anne
100
Ship of the Line
William Lee
Woolwich DY
1704/04/25
1727/05
Broken Up to Rebuild
London
100
Ship of the Line
Benjamin Rosewell
Chatham DY
1706/07/02
1718/07/03
Broken Up to Rebuild
Royal George
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Lee
Chatham DY
1714/10/27
1721/04
Broken Up
Victory
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Lee
Chatham DY
1715/09/09
1721/04
Broken Up
Royal George
100
Ship of the Line
John Hayward
Woolwich
1715/09/30
1767/04/09
Broken Up
Royal William
100
Ship of the Line
John Naish
Portsmouth DY
1719/09/03
1756
Rebuilt
Britannia
100
Ship of the Line
John Hayward
Woolwich
1719/10/03
1750/01/16
Broken Up
London
100
Ship of the Line
Benjamin Rosewell
Chatham DY
1721/10/25
1747/10
Broken Up
Royal Sovereign
104
Ship of the Line
Benjamin Rosewell
Chatham DY
1729/03/05
1768/05/17
Broken Up
Victory
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Portsmouth DY
1737/02/23
1744/10/05
Wrecked
Royal Anne
100
Ship of the Line
John Hayward
Woolwich
1756/01/10
1767/04/09
Broken Up
Royal George
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1756/02/18
1782/08/29
Foundered
Britannia
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Bucknall
Portsmouth DY
1762/10/19
1825/02/25
Broken Up
Victory
100
Ship of the Line
Edward Allin
Chatham DY
1765/05/07
2008
Still in Existance
Ville de Paris
104
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Captured
1782/04/12
1782/09/19
Foundered
Royal Sovereign
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Pollard
Plymouth DY
1786/09/11
1841/08
Broken Up
Royal George
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham DY
1788/09/16
1822/02
Broken Up
Queen Charlotte
100
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham DY
1790/04/15
1800/03/17
Burnt
Commerce de Marseille
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Captured
1793/08/29
1802
Broken Up
Ville de Paris
110
Ship of the Line
Edward Sison
Chatham DY
1795/07/07
1845/06/05
Broken Up
Salvador del Mundo
112
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Captured
1797/02/14
1815/02
Broken Up
San Josef
114
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Captured
1797/02/14
1849/05
Broken Up
Hibernia
110
Ship of the Line
John Henslow
Plymouth DY
1804/11/17
1902/10/14
Sold
Caledonia
120
Ship of the Line
Joseph Tucker
Plymouth DY
1808/06/25
1875/03/20
Broken Up
Queen Charlotte
100
Ship of the Line
Robert Nelson
Deptford DY
1810/05/17
1892/01/12
Sold for Break Up
Princess Royal
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Bucknall
Portsmouth DY
1812/01/06
1825/02/25
Broken Up
Saint George
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Bucknall
Portsmouth DY
1812/01/18
1825/02/25
Broken Up
Nelson
120
Ship of the Line
Edward Sison
Woolwich DY
1814/07/04
1898/04/28
Sold
Saint Lawrence
102
Ship of the Line
William Bell
Kingston, Ontario
1814/09/10
1832/01
Sold
Saint Vincent
120
Ship of the Line
Thomas Roberts
Plymouth DY
1815/03/11
1906/05/15
Sold
Howe
120
Ship of the Line
William Rule
Chatham DY
1815/03/28
1854/02/23
Broken Up
Barfleur
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Bucknall
Portsmouth DY
1819/06/02
1825/02/25
Broken Up
Trafalgar
106
Ship of the Line
George Parkin
Chatham DY
1820/07/26
1906/05/15
Sold
Britannia
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Plymouth DY
1820/10/20
1869/11/20
Broken Up
Prince Regent
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham DY
1823/04/12
1873
Broken Up
Camperdown
106
Ship of the Line
George Parkin
Chatham DY
1825/02/22
1906/05/15
Sold
Captain
100
Ship of the Line
Thomas Pollard
Plymouth DY
1825/05/17
1841/08
Broken Up
Princess Charlotte
112
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Portsmouth DY
1825/09/14
1857
Sold
Royal George
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham DY
1827/09/22
1856
Sold for Break Up
Royal Adelaide
112
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Plymouth DY
1828/07/28
1905/04/04
Sold for Break Up
Neptune
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Portsmouth DY
1832/09/27
1875
Sold
Royal William
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Pembroke DY
1833/04/02
1899/07/26
Burnt
Waterloo
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Chatham DY
1833/06/10
1918/01/22
Burnt
Queen
108
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Portsmouth DY
1839/05/15
1871
Broken Up
Saint George
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Plymouth DY
1840/08/27
1883/11
Sold for Break Up
Trafalgar
120
Ship of the Line
Unknown
Woolwich DY
1841/06/21
1906/07/10
Sold for Break Up
Windsor Castle
110
Screw Ship of the Line
Unknown
Pembroke DY
1858/09/14
1908/06/24
Sold for Break Up
Pitt
106
Ship of the Line
George Parkin
Chatham DY
1882/08/29
1906/05/15
Sold