| Lynn | 5199 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 40 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Ordered | 1711/06/21 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Named | 1715/03/19 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Acquired | 1715/04/08 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Shipyard | Sheerness | B028 | |
| Ship Class | 1706 Establishment 42-Gunner | B028 | |
| Constructor | John Hayward | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1603 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | B028 | |
| Broken Up | 1732/10 | B028 | |
| Becomes | British fifth rate ship 'Lynn' (1741) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 118' 8" | Imperial Feet | 36.1696 | Length of Keel | 99' 1" | Imperial Feet | 30.2006 | Breadth | 32' 5" | Imperial Feet | 9.8806 | Depth in Hold | 13' 3 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.0513 | Burthen | 553 77⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1715/04/08 | Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 20 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 20 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1706 | 190 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1715/10/05 | 1718 | Captain | Digby Dent | B051 |
| 1718/06/27 | 1720 | Captain | John Yeo | BWAS-1603 |
| 1722/05 | 1723/03/31 | Captain | William Ellford† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1723/03 | 1727 | Captain | Francis Cooper | BWAS-1603 |
| 1729 | 1729/03 | Captain | John Yeo | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1716 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1603 |
| 1717 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1603 |
| 1720 | Anti-pirate operations on the Guinea coast | BWAS-1603 |
| 1722/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1603 |
| 1723/03 | Stationed at Barbados | BWAS-1603 |
| 1723/07 | Paid off at Barbados | BWAS-1603 |
| 1729 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1603 |
| 1729/03 | Sailed for home to pay off | BWAS-1603 |
| 1732/10 | Break up completed at Plymouth | BWAS-1603 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B028 | Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I | J. J. Colledge | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume IV | John Charnock | Book |