HMS Lincoln (1695)

History
England
NameHMS Lincoln
Ordered16 November 1693
BuilderJoseph Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched19 September 1695
FateDisappeared, presumed foundered in a storm, 29 January 1703
General characteristics
Class & type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen675 9194 bm
Length130 ft 7 in (39.8 m) (gundeck) 108 ft 4 in (33.0 m) (keel)
Beam34 ft 3.5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6.5 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Lower gundeck 20 x 12 pdr guns
  • Upper gundeck 22 x demi-culverins (9 pdr guns)
  • Quarterdeck 2 x minions (4 pdr guns)

HMS Lincoln was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, one of five such ships authorised on 16 November 1693 (three to be built in different Royal Dockyards and two to be built by commercial contract. The Lincoln was built by Master Shipwright Joseph Lawewence at Woolwich Dockyard and was launched on 19 September 1695.

Lincoln disappeared in the North Sea on 29 January 1703, after sailing from Great Yarmouth under the command of Captain Henry Middleton, and was presumed to have foundered with all hands in a storm.