Richmond-class frigate

Class overview
Built: 1756–1763
In commission: 1758–1811
Completed: 6
General characteristics
Tons burthen:
  • 646 12/94 bm (first batch)
  • 677 40/94 bm (modified design)
Length: 127 ft (39 m)
Beam:
  • 34 ft (10 m) (first batch)
  • 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) (modified design)
Depth of hold:
  • 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) (first batch)
  • 12 ft .5 in (3.670 m) (modified design)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 210
Armament:
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

The Richmond-class frigates were 32-gun sailing frigates of the fifth rate produced for the Royal Navy. They were designed in 1756 by the Navy's Surveyor, William Bately, and were his equivalent of the Southampton-class frigates designed by Bately's co-Surveyor, Thomas Slade. They were faster ships than the Southamptons, and were weatherly craft, remaining dry even in high seas. Three ships were ordered to this design between 1756 and 1757, while a second batch of three ships was ordered between 1761 and 1762 to a slightly modified design.

Ships in class

First batch

Second (modified) batch

References

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