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Four 32-gun Fifth Rates were ordered in early 1693 (the Navy Board estimating the cost for building the first two at £4,455 - or about £6-5-0d per ton), this time with three of the quartet being built by contract. The contract with Ellis (the first of this type to be contracted out) was confirmed 21.3.1693. The contract for the Winchelsea was originally signed with William Wyatt, but he died in June 1693 and the building was instead supervised by his widow. Both Scarborough, renamed Milford after her recapture and Winchelsea were re-rated as 36 guns under the 1703 Establishment of Guns
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 32 |
| Approved | 1693/02 |
| Designer | |
| Rate | Fifth Rate |
| Type | Frigate |
| Designed Crew | 145 |
| Ships in Class | 4 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 96.00 Imperial Pound ( 43.54 kg) | BWAS-1603 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Gun Deck | 4 x British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 x British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 x British 4-Pounder | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 103' 9" | 85' 0" | 28' 0" | 10' 6" | 354 44⁄94 | |||||
Shoreham (32)
1694-1719 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | 17.2.1692/93 | Shoreham - Sussex | 6.1.1693/94 | 21.10.1719 | Broken Up to Rebuild | 103' 0" | 85' 7" | 28' 1 ½" | 10' 8" | 360 8⁄94 |
Scarborough (32)
1694-1694 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | 10.3.1692/93 | Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich | 15.2.1693/94 | 18.7.1694 | Captured | 104' 10" | 84' 5" | 28' 10 ½" | 11' 7" | 374 35⁄94 |
Sorlings (32)
1694-1705 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | 10.4.1693 | Shoreham - Sussex | 19.3.1693/94 | 20.10.1705 | Captured | 102' 8 ½" | 85' 8" | 28' 2 ½" | 10' 9" | 362 55⁄94 |
Winchelsea (32)
1694-1706 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | 10.4.1693 | Redbridge - Hampshire | 13.8.1694 | 6.6.1706 | Captured | 103' 5" | 85' 4 ½" | 28' 4" | 10' 7 ½" | 364 53⁄94 |