HMS Seaford (1697)
| History | |
|---|---|
| England | |
| Name | HMS Seaford |
| Ordered | 24 December 1696 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth |
| Launched | 15 October 1697 |
| Commissioned | 28 October 1697 |
| Out of service | August 1722 |
| Reclassified |
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| Reinstated | 1727 |
| Fate | Broken at Woolwich April to June 1740 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | 24-gun sixth rate |
| Tons burthen | 248+5⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m) for tonnage |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m) |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics As Rebuilt 1727 | |
| Class & type | 20-gun, Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 37580/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 5.5 in (8.674 m) maximum |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Armament | 20 × 6-pdrs on upper deck |
HMS Seaford was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After she was commissioned she had a very varied career, starting in the Mediterranean then the Irish Sea, then to Newfoundland, the North Sea followed by a great repair then to the Leeward Islands. She was dismantled in 1722 and rebuilt as a bomb vessel in 1727 than a 20-gun sixth rate in 1728. She served in the West Indies, America and the Mediterranean. She was finally broken in 1740.
Seaford was the second ship to bear this name since it was used for a 24-gun sixth rate purchased from Richard Herring of Bursledon on 27 December 1695 and captured by the French off the Scilly Islands on 5 May 1697 and burnt.