1719 Establishment

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The 1719 Establishment was a standardized set of design dimensions and construction rules introduced by the Royal Navy to regulate the size and armament of its warships in the early 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy shipbuilding establishment ⓘ
naval architectural standard ⓘ
appliesTo Royal Navy warships ⓘ
frigates ⓘ
ships of the line ⓘ
sixth rates ⓘ
appliesToClass fifth‑rate frigates ⓘ
first‑rate ships of the line ⓘ
fourth‑rate ships of the line ⓘ
second‑rate ships of the line ⓘ
sixth‑rate frigates ⓘ
third‑rate ships of the line ⓘ
appliesToPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
documentedIn Admiralty orders and draughts of 1719 ⓘ
field naval architecture ⓘ
ship design ⓘ
followedBy 1741 proposals ⓘ
1745 Establishment ⓘ
follows late 17th‑century ad hoc ship designs ⓘ
hasEffect constrained innovation in hull form ⓘ
increased interchangeability of parts ⓘ
reduced design variation between ships of the same rate ⓘ
influenced later Royal Navy establishments ⓘ
standardization of British warship design in the 18th century ⓘ
introducedBy British Admiralty ⓘ
legalStatus official Admiralty regulation ⓘ
locationOfImplementation Royal Navy dockyards ⓘ
linked to: Naval Dockyards
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Royal Navy administrative reforms in the early 18th century ⓘ
purpose control construction costs ⓘ
regulate armament of Royal Navy warships ⓘ
simplify maintenance and repair of ships ⓘ
standardize dimensions of Royal Navy warships ⓘ
regulates breadth of hull ⓘ
depth in hold ⓘ
gun deck layout ⓘ
length of hull ⓘ
mast dimensions ⓘ
number of guns ⓘ
rigging proportions ⓘ
tonnage ⓘ
startTime 1719 ⓘ
usedBy Royal Navy master shipbuilders ⓘ
Royal Navy shipwrights ⓘ
Surveyor of the Navy ⓘ

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HMS Namur → rebuildStandard → 1719 Establishment ⓘ