1651 Programme Group

The 1651 Programme of five 410-ton fourth-rate vessels was urged by the Council of State all speed should be made in completing the ships in May 1650. Initially five vessels were specified, three of 410 tons at 6.10.0d[Note 1] per ton and two of 600 tons at £7.10.0d[Note 2] per ton. The size of these vessels grew from the 1647 predecessors with 600 tonners being much broader. The three 410-ton vessels would be completed as 34-gun frigates (or fourth rates).[1]

Class overview
Name1651 Programme Group
Builders
Operators
Preceded by1650 Programme Group
Succeeded byRuby Group
Built1651–1653
In service1651–1709
Completed3
Lost2
Retired1
General characteristics
Type34-gun Fourth Rate
Tons burthen410+0⁄94 bm
Sail planship-rigged
Complement150/1652, 160/1653
Armament34 guns

Design and specifications

The construction of the vessels was assigned to Portsmouth Dockyard with one vessel contracted to Peter Pett I of Ratcliffe. The dimensional data was so varied that it will be listed on the individual vessels along with their gun armament composition.[2]

Ships of the 1651 Programme Group
NameBuilderLaunch dateRemarks
Laurel (1651)Portsmouth Dockyard1651
  • Wrecked 30 May 1657
Sapphire (1651)Peter Pett I, Ratcliffe1651
  • Run aground 31 March 1670
Bristol (1653)Portsmouth Dockyard1653
  • Rebuilt at Deptford 1693
  • Captured by the French on 12 April 1709, then recaptured and sunk 25 April 1709

Notes
  1. The cost accounting for inflation of approximately £900 in reference to today
  2. The cost accounting for inflation of approximately £1,000 in reference to today

Citations
  1. Winfield
  2. Winfield

References
  • British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 4, The Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 24 March 1603, 1650 Programme
  • Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt-Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © the estate of J.J. Colledge, Ben Warlow and Steve Bush 2020, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7
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