Gibraltar Group

Class overview
NameGibraltar Group
BuildersWoolwich Dockyard
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byFlamborough Group
Succeeded by1719 Establishment Group
Built1710–1716
In service1706–1748
Completed12
Lost3
Retired9
General characteristics
Type24-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen276 bm
Length
  • 94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck
  • 76 ft 9 in (23.4 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Armament
  • 20 × 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 × 4-pdr 12 cwt guns on wooden trucks (QD)

The Gibraltar Group of sixth rates were basically repeats of the Maidstone Group. Ten ships were ordered with one of a slightly different design (but basically the same) and another added in 1711, for a total of twelve vessels. Their armament was similar as were the dimensions of the vessels. They were constructed between 1710 and 1716.