HMS Falmouth (1693)
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | Falmouth |
| Namesake | Viscount Falmouth |
| Ordered | 1 January 1692 |
| Builder | Edward Snelgrove, Limehouse |
| Launched | 25 June 1693 |
| Commissioned | 1693 |
| Captured | 4 August 1704, by the French |
| Fate | Wrecked 1706, then burnt 1707 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 610 63⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 124 ft (37.8 m) (gundeck) 101 ft 6.5 in (30.9 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 7.5 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 230 (wartime); 160 (peace) |
| Armament | 54 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Falmouth was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line built for Royal Navy in the 1690s. She was the first of a batch of seven ships ordered during 1692 to the "123-ft" specification (the others being the Portland, Anglesea, Dartmouth, Rochester, Southampton and a replacement Norwich). The ship participated in several battles during the Nine Years' War of 1688–97 and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1715), including the action of August 1702. She was captured by the French in 1704.