| Royal Oak | 6287 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 70 | B028 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B028 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B028 | |
| Previously | British third rate ship of the line 'Royal Oak' (1674) | B028 | |
| Acquired | 1690 | B028 | |
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | B028 | |
| Constructor | Robert Lee | BWAS-1603 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1603 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B028 | |
| Broken Up to Rebuild | 1710 | B028 | |
| Becomes | British third rate ship of the line 'Royal Oak' (1713) | B028 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Gundeck | 157' 6" | Imperial Feet | 48.006 | Length of Keel | 127' 0" | Imperial Feet | 38.7096 | Breadth | 44' 4" | Imperial Feet | 13.5128 | Depth in Hold | 18' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.6388 | Burthen | 1,154 | Tons BM |
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1603 |
| Length of Gundeck | 157' 6" | Imperial Feet | 48.006 | Length of Keel | 127' 0" | Imperial Feet | 38.7096 | Breadth | 41' 4" | Imperial Feet | 12.5984 | Depth in Hold | 18' 6" | Imperial Feet | 5.6388 | Burthen | 1,154 10⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1696 | Broadside Weight = 723 Imperial Pound ( 327.8805 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 24 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 12 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 6 | British 3-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 30 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1690 | 500 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1693/05 | 1693/08 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | Sir George Rooke | W031 |
| 1693/12 | 1695/10 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | John Neville | B051 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1691 | 1692 | Captain | George Byng | BWAS-1603 |
| 1693/05 | 1693/08 | Captain | Gerard Ellwes | B051 |
| 1693/10 | 1694 | Captain | Sir John Norris | BWAS-1603 |
| 1694 | 1697 | Captain | Richard Wyatt | BWAS-1603 |
| 1701 | 1701 | Captain | Sir Richard Edwards | BWAS-1603 |
| 1703 | 1704 | Captain | Gerard Ellwes | BWAS-1603 |
| 1705 | 1707/10 | Captain | John Evans | B051 |
| 1707 | 1708/10/09 | Captain | Baron Wylde | BWAS-1603 |
| 1708/10 | 1709 | Captain | William Passenger | BWAS-1603 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1693/06/17 | Present at the Battle of Lagos | |
| 1693/12 | Sailed for the Straits | B051 |
| 1694/06/30 | Off Cape Spartel with Admiral Lord Edward Russell | B051 |
| 1694/10/18 | Entered Cadiz for the winter | B051 |
| 1695/03 | Sent as flagship of a squadron to cruise off Cape Spartel | B051 |
| 1704/08/13 | Present at the Battle of Malaga | |
| 1706 | Sailed to the Mediterranean | BWAS-1603 |
| 1706/07 | At Alicante | BWAS-1603 |
| 1707/05/01 | Sailed from the Downs with a convoy of about forty merchantmen bound to the westward in company with the Hampton Court and the Grafton | B051 |
| 1707/05/01 | Present at the Action off Brighthelmstone | |
| 1707/10/10 | Present at the Battle of the Lizard | |
| 1708 | In the Channel | BWAS-1603 |
| 1709 | In the Soundings | BWAS-1603 |
| 1710 | Docked at Woolwich to be broken up and rebuilt | 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 |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume II | John Charnock | Book |