1 6 9 5 ) ▁– ▁ex - F rench ▁captured ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁sold ▁ 1 6 9 8 ▁ ▁Tr ident ▁ 5 8 ▁( 1 6 9 5 ) ▁– ▁ex - F rench , ▁captured ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁sc utt led ▁as ▁break water ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁ ▁Med way ▁Prize ▁ 5 0 ▁( 1 6 9 7 ) ▁– ▁ex - F rench ▁private er , ▁captured ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁and ▁then ▁purchased ▁for ▁the ▁Navy ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁h ulk ▁ 1 6 9 9 , ▁sc utt led ▁as ▁a ▁foundation ▁ 1 7 1 2 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁ships - of - the - line ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁( 1 6 9 7 – 1 7 1 9 ) Number ▁of ▁main ▁guns ▁follows ▁name ▁( see ▁rating ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ) Ex cept ▁where ▁stated ▁otherwise , ▁these ▁ships ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁pp . ▁ 1 6 5 – 1 6 9 ▁The ▁Sh ip ▁of ▁the ▁Line ▁Volume ▁I , ▁by ▁Brian ▁La very , ▁pub ▁Con ways , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁▁ ▁First ▁rates ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁guns , ▁re built ▁ 1 6 9 7 – 1 7 1 9 ▁ ▁Royal ▁S over eign ▁ 1 0 0 ▁( 1 7 0 1