With the ascension of Queen Anne to the throne of England, these would be the first vessels associated to her reign.

The vessels would be similar to the previous 1694 programme with one exception.

Her builder’s measure tonnage was calculated as 4000⁄94 tons (burthen).

The establishment dimensions were 106 feet 0 inches (32.31 metres) with a keel length of 87 feet 9 inches (26.75 metres) for tonnage calculation.

[1] When the surviving ships were rebuilt as sixth rates in 1720 they would carry only twenty 6-pounder guns on the upper deck.