HMS Reserve (1650)

History
Commonwealth of England
Name	Reserve
Ordered	December 1649
Builder	Peter Pett II, Woodbridge
Launched	1650
Commissioned	1650
Kingdom of England
Name	Reserve
Launched	1650
Acquired	May 1660
Honours and awards	Lowestoft 1665 Four Days' Battle 1666 Orfordness 1666 Barfleur 1692
Fate	Foundered off Yarmouth 27 November 1703
General characteristics as built
Class and type	40-gun Fourth-rate
Tons burthen	513+87⁄94 tons bm
Length	118 ft 4 in (36.1 m) gundeck 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	31 ft 1 in (9.5 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 6.5 in (4.7 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	180 personnel
Armament	44 guns in 1653 48 in 1666 22 × culverins (LD) 20 × demi-culverins (UD) 6 × sakers (QD) (2 sakers added in 1677) 48 guns in 1685 22 × culverins (LD) 22 × demi-culverins (UD) 4 × sakers (QD)
General characteristics after 1700/01 rebuild
Class and type	50-gun Fourth-rate
Tons burthen	579+80⁄94 tons bm
Length	117 ft 6 in (35.8 m) gundeck 96 ft 5 in (29.4 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	33 ft 7.5 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Armament	50/46 guns 1703 Establishment 20/18 × 12-pounder guns (LD) 20/18 × 6-pounder guns (UD) 6/4 × 6-pounder guns (QD) 2 × 6-pounder guns (Fc)

HMS Reserve was one of six 40-gun fourth-rate frigates, built for the Commonwealth of England under the 1650 Programme, after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 she was incorporated into the navy of the Kingdom of England. She partook in no major Fleet actions during the First Anglo-Dutch War. After the Restoration during the Second Anglo-Dutch War she partook in the Battle of Lowestoft, the Four Days' Battle and the St James Day Battle. She spent the bulk of her service either in the Mediterranean or at Newfoundland. She foundered off Yarmouth in November 1703.^[1]

Reserve was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navies.^[2]