| Hope | 4760 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 70 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1678/03 | B028 | |
| Acquired | 1678 | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford Dockyard | B028 | |
| Ship Class | 1677 Programme - 3rd Rates | B028 | |
| Constructor | William Castle | B065 | |
| Category | Third Rate | B028 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Captured | 1695/04/16 | B028 | |
| Becomes | French third rate ship of the line 'L'Espérance d'Angleterre' (1695) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 5" | Imperial Feet | 46.1518 | Length of Keel | 124' 5" | Imperial Feet | 37.9222 | Breadth | 40' 0" | Imperial Feet | 12.192 | Depth in Hold | 16' 9" | Imperial Feet | 5.1054 | Burthen | 1,058 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 5" | Imperial Feet | 46.1518 | Length of Keel | 121' 7" | Imperial Feet | 37.0586 | Breadth | 40' 4" | Imperial Feet | 12.2936 | Depth in Hold | 18' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.4864 | Depth in Hold | 16' 9" | Imperial Feet | 5.1054 | Burthen | 1,052 7⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1688 | Broadside Weight = 549.5 Imperial Pound ( 249.1986 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 4 | British Culverin | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British Saker | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British Saker | ||
| Roundhouse | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| 1694 | Broadside Weight = 588.5 Imperial Pound ( 266.8851 kg) | B065 | ||
| Gun Deck | 22 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 14 | British Saker | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1689 | 300 | Establishment for peace | B032 |
| 1689 | 380 | Establishment for war at home | B032 |
| 1689 | 460 | Establishment for war abroad | B032 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1679 | 1679 | Captain | John Moore | B051 |
| 1689 | 1690 | Captain | Thomas Allen | BWAS-1603 |
| 1690/05 | 1691/02 | Captain | George Byng | B051 |
| 1691/02/07 | 1691/10 | Captain | Peter Pickard | B051 |
| 1692 | 1695/04/16 | Captain | Sir Henry Robinson | B051 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1695 | 1695/04/16 | Lieutenant | Henry Fowlis | TRN2 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1690/06/30 | Present at the Battle of Beachy Head | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B032 | The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy 897-1984 | E. H. H. Archibald | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume II | John Charnock | Book |
| TRN2 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol II | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |