HMS Rye (1696)

History
England
Name	HMS Rye
Ordered	27 December 1694
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Launched	17 June 1696
Commissioned	20 December 1695
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater at Harwich in July 1727
General characteristics as built
Class & type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	38429⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	109 ft 6.5 in (33.39 m) gundeck; 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	145/110
Armament	as built 32 guns; 4/4 × demi-culverins (LD); 22/20 × 6-pdr guns (UD); 6/4 × 4-pdr guns (QD);

HMS Rye was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Sheerness Dockyard in 1694/96.

She was the first vessel to carry the name Rye in the English and Royal Navy.

History

England
Name	HMS Rye
Ordered	27 December 1694
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Launched	17 June 1696
Commissioned	20 December 1695
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater at Harwich in July 1727
General characteristics as built
Class & type	32-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	38429⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	109 ft 6.5 in (33.39 m) gundeck 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	145/110
Armament	as built 32 guns 4/4 × demi-culverins (LD) 22/20 × 6-pdr guns (UD) 6/4 × 4-pdr guns (QD)