Class overview
NameGibraltar Group
BuildersWoolwich Dockyard
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byFlamborough Group
Succeeded by1719 Establishment Group
Built1710–1716
In service1706–1748
Completed12
Lost3
Retired9
General characteristics
Type24-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen276 bm
Length
  • 94 ft 0 in (28.7 m) gundeck
  • 76 ft 9 in (23.4 m) keel for tonnage
Beam26 ft 0 in (7.9 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Armament
  • 20 x 6-pdr 19 cwt guns on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 4-pdr 12 cwt guns on wooden trucks (QD)

The Gibraltar Group of sixth rates were basically repeats of the Maidstone Group. Ten ships were ordered with one of a slightly different design (but basically the same) and another added in 1711, for a total of twelve vessels. Their armament was similar as were the dimensions of the vessels. They were constructed between 1710 and 1716.[1]

Design and specifications

The construction of the vessels was assigned to Royal dockyards. As with most vessels of this time period only order and launch dates are available. The dimensional data listed here is the specification data and the acceptable design creep will be listed on each individual vessel. The gundeck was 94 feet 0 inches (28.7 metres) with a keel length of 76 feet 9 inches (23.4 metres) for tonnage calculation. The breadth would be 26 feet 0 inches (7.9 metres) for tonnage with a depth of hold of 10 ft 8 in (3.3 m). The tonnage calculation would be 276 tons.[2]

The gun armament as established in 1703 would be twenty 6-pounder 19 hundredweight (cwt) guns mounted on wooden trucks on the upper deck (UD) with four 4-pounder 12 cwt guns on the quarterdeck (QD). The 4-pounders would be removed in 1714.[3]

Ships of the Gibraltar Group

NameBuilderLaunch dateRemarks
Solebay (1711)Portsmouth Dockyard21 August 1711sold 23 June 1748
Gibraltar (1711)Deptford Dockyard18 October 1711dismantled at Deptford for rebuilding
Port Mahon (1711)Deptford Dockyard18 October 1711Broken at Plymouth May 1740
Blandford (1711)Woolwich Dockyard29 October 1711Foundered in North Sea with all hands 23 March 1719
Hind (1712)Woolwich Dockyard31 January 1712Wrecked off Guernsey 7 December 1721
Seahorse (1712)Portsmouth Dockyard13 February 1712dismantled at Deptford for rebuilding
Rose (1712)Chatham Dockyard24 April 1712dismantled at Woolwich for rebuilding
Bideford (1712)Deptford Dockyard14 March 1712dismantled at Deptford for rebuilding
Success (1712)Portsmouth Dockyard30 April 1712Sold Plymouth 22 July 1743
Greyhound (1712)Woolwich Dockyard21 June 1712Taken by Spanish 5 September 1718, retaken 16 September 1719 and burnt
Lively (1713)Plymouth Dockyard28 May 1713Broken at Portsmouth completed in December 1738
Speedwell (1716)Deptford Dockyard23 March 1716Wrecked on Dutch coast 21 November 1720

Citations

  1. ↑ Winfield 2009
  2. ↑ Winfield 2009
  3. ↑ Winfield 2009

References

  • Winfield 2009, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Gibraltar Group
  • Winfield 2007, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1714 – 1792), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2007, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-925-3, Chapter 6, Sixth Rates, Sixth Rates of 20 or 24 guns, Vessels in Service at 1 August 1714, Gibraltar Group
  • Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7
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