HMS Milford (1690)

History
England
Name	HMS Milford
Ordered	28 June 1689
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Woolwich
Launched	18 March 1690
Commissioned	10 March 1690
Captured	1 December 1693
Fate	Captured by French
General characteristics
Type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	35562/94 bm
Length	105 ft 2 in (32.1 m) gundeck; 88 ft 5 in (26.9 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	as Built; 4 × 4 demi-culverines on wooden trucks (LD); 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4 minions on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Milford was a fifth rate built under the 1689 programme built at Deptford Dockyard. Her guns were listed under old terms for guns as demi-culverines, sakers and minions. After commissioning she spent her short career in Newfoundland and Home Waters. She was taken by the French in 1693.

Milford was the second name vessel since it was used for a 22-gun ship launched by Page of Wivenhoe in 1654, renamed Milford in 1660 and burnt by accident at Leghorn on 7 July 1673.

History

England
Name	HMS Milford
Ordered	28 June 1689
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Woolwich
Launched	18 March 1690
Commissioned	10 March 1690
Captured	1 December 1693
Fate	Captured by French
General characteristics
Type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	35562/94 bm
Length	105 ft 2 in (32.1 m) gundeck 88 ft 5 in (26.9 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	as Built 4 × 4 demi-culverines on wooden trucks (LD) 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4 minions on wooden trucks (QD)