HMS Lizard was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century.

[1] She was ordered in the First Batch of four ships from Chatham Dockyard to be built under the guidance of their Master Shipwright, Robert Lee.

[2] She was commissioned on 22 January 1694 under the command of Captain William Caldwell, RN for service in the Bristol Channel.

Just over a year later, Captain Joseph Welby, RN assumed command on 26 February 1695.

She maintained her service in the Briston Channel before moving into the Irish Sea.