HMS Newport (1694)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Newport.

HMS Newport was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. She spent her short career sailing between New England and Home Waters. She was captured by French Warships in 1696.^[1]

History
England
Name	HMS Newport
Ordered	21 July 1693
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Launched	7 April 1694
Commissioned	22 January 1694
Captured	5 July 1696
Fate	Captured by the French, renamed Le Nieuport, condemned in 1720
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	253+14⁄94 bm
Length	94 ft 3 in (28.7 m) gundeck 78 ft 9 in (24.0 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 7 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 11 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

Newport was the first named vessel in the Royal Navy.^[2]

Construction

She was ordered in the First Batch of four ships from Portsmouth Dockyard to be built under the guidance of their Master Shipwright, William Stigant. She was launched on 7 April 1694.^[3]

Commissioned service

Commissioned on 22 January 1694 under the command of Captain Wentworth Paxton, RN, She sailed round trip New England returning to Home waters in 1694, 1695 and 1696. She did not return in 1696.^[4]

Disposition

HMS Newport was captured by French warships in the Bay of Fundy on5 July 1696. She was incorporated into the French Navy as LeNieuport and remained in service until condemned in 1720.^[5]