HMS Lynn (1696)
Construction and specifications
Construction and specifications
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She was ordered on 16 February 1694 to be built under contract by Mr. Flint of Plymouth. She was launched on 20 April 1695\. Her dimensions were a gundeck of  with a keel of  for tonnage calculation with a breadth of  and a depth of hold of . Her builder’s measure tonnage was calculated as 384 tons ([burthen](/wiki/Builder%27s_Old_Measurement "Builder's Old Measurement")).Winfred 2009, Ch 5, The Fifth Rates, Vessels acquired from 16 December 1688, Fifth Rates of 32 and 36 guns, 1694 Programme, Lynn

The gun armament initially was four demi\-culverinsLavery (1989\), Part V, Ch 18, culverins, page 101A demi\-culverin was a gun of 3,400 pounds with a four\-inch bore firing a 9\.5\-pound shot with an eight\-pound powder charge on the lower deck (LD) with two pair of guns per side. The upper deck (UD) battery would consist of between twenty and twenty\-two 6\-pounder gunsLavery (1989\), Part V, Ch 18, The 6\-pounder, page 102A 6\-pounder was a Dutch gun used to replace the saker with ten or eleven guns per side. The gun battery would be completed by four 4\-pounder gunsLavery (1989\), Part V, Ch 18, Minion or 4\-pounder, page 103A minion renamed the 4\-pounder was a gun of 1,000 pounds with a 3\.5\-inch bore firing a 4\-pound shot with a 4\-pound powder charge. on the quarterdeck (QD) with two to three guns per side.Winfred 2009, Ch 5, The Fifth Rates, Vessels acquired from 16 December 1688, Fifth Rates of 32 and 36 guns, 1694 Programme


How many tons was She calculated to be?