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As no further 50 gun ships of the line were built for the Royal Navy after this date I am now moving on to the Fourth Rate 50 gun Frigates built during the period 1793 to 1815.

As usual my...

HMS Isis (1819)

HMS Isis would have been the 3rd of Rules 50 gun ships.Work was commenced at Woolwich Dockyard under M/shipwright Edward Sisson until the March of 1816 and then taken over by Henry...

HMS Romney (1815)

HMS Romney was a Sir William Rule designed (new) Salisbury Class 50 gun fourth rate ship modified from the Jupiter Class. She was built by M/shipwright John Pelham at Frindsbury....

HMS Salisbury (1815)

HMS Salisbury was a Sir William Rule designed Salisbury Class 50 gun fourth rate ship modified from the Jupiter Class. She was built by M/shipwright Robert Nelson until the...

HMS Jupiter (1813)

The Jupiter Class 50 gun fourth rate ship was designed by Sir William Rule, based on the reduced lines of the 80 gun Danish Prize Christian VII, approved on the 30th of June,...

HMS Grampus (1802)

HMS Grampus, originally named HMSTiger, was a Sir John Henslow designed Diomede Class 50 gun fourth rate ship, built by M/shipwright George White until the March of 1793, then...

HMS Diomede (1798)

HMS Diomede was a Sir John Henslow designed Antelope Class modified to produce the Diomede Class 50 gun fourth rate ship. She was built by M/shipwright Martin Ware until the...

HMS Antelope (1802)

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HMS Trusty (1782)

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HMS Trusty was, a was a modified, Edward Hunt Designed Grampus Class, 50 gun fourth rate ship built by James...

HMS Grampus (1782)

HMS Grampus was an Edward Hunt designed Grampus Class 50 gun fourth rate ship. The only other ship of her class HMS Cato was lost on her maiden voyage in late 1782. Grampus was...

HMS Medusa (1785)


HMS Medusa was John Williams designed Experiment Class, 50 gun fourth rate ship, approved on the 9th of November, 1772. The prototype, Experiment, however, was taken by the...

HMS Assistance (1781)

HMS Assistance was a John Williams designed Portland Class 50 gun fourth rate ship, built by Peter Baker at Liverpool. Ordered on the 11th of February, 1778, laid down on the...

HMS Europa (1783)

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Europa approaching Port Mahon, Minorca, by Anton Schranz

HMS Europa was a John Williams designed Portland...

HMS Adamant (1780)

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HMS Adamant was a John Williams designed Portland Class 50 gun fourth rate ship. She was built by Peter Baker...

HMS Leander (1780)

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HMS Leander was a John Williams designed Portland Class, 50 gun, fourth rate ship, built by M/shipwright...

HMS Jupiter (1778)

HMS Jupiter was a John Williams designed Portland Class, 50 gun fourth rate ship, built by John Randall & Co. at Rotherhithe. Ordered on the 21st of June, and confirmed on the...

HMS Leopard (1790)



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HMS Leopard was a John Williams designed Portland Class 50 gun fourth rate ship built by M/shipwright...

HMS Isis (1774)

HMS Isis was a John Williams designed Portland Class 50 gun fourth rate ship, built by Jonn Henniker and Co. at Chatham. Ordered on the 25th of December, 1770 and approved on the...

HMS Renown (1774)

HMS Renown was a John Williams designed, Portland Class, small two decker, 50 gun ship, built by Robert Fabian at Northam,Southampton. She was ordered on the 25th of December,...

HMS Bristol (1775)

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Model of the Thomson Collection of Ship Models on display at the Art Gallery Ontario.

HMS Bristol was a...

HMS Portland (1770)


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HMS Portland was a John Williams designed Portland Class 50 gun fourth rate ship approved in modified form...

HMS Centurion (1774)



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HMS Centurion was a Sir Thomas Slade designed, Salisbury Class, 50 gun fourth rate ship, built by John...

HMS Salisbury (1769)

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HMS Salisbury was a Thomas Slade designed 50 gun fourth rate ship of the line approved on the 2nd of...

HMS Romney (1762)


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HMS Romney by Robert Cleveley.


HMS Romney built to a unique design by Sir Thomas Slade, was a 50 gun...

HMS Warwick (1770)

HMS Warwick was a William Batley designed 50 gun fourth rate ship of the line approved in modified form on the 29th of August 1759. She was built by M/shipwright Thomas Bucknell...