, ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁after ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁under ▁Charles ▁II , ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁around ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Admir alty . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁Rest oration ▁period ▁( 1 6 6 0 – 7 7 ) ▁This ▁list ▁includes ▁several ▁earlier ▁ships ▁which ▁were ▁re built ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁this ▁period — specific ally ▁the ▁first - rate ▁Prince ▁Royal ▁( in ▁ 1 6 6 3 ), ▁the ▁second - rate ▁Vict ory ▁( in ▁ 1 6 6 6 ), ▁the ▁third - rate ▁Mont ague ▁( in ▁ 1 6 7 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁fourth - r ates ▁Bon av ent ure ▁( in ▁ 1 6 6 3 ) ▁and ▁Constant ▁War wick ▁( in ▁ 1 6 6 6 ). ▁The ▁process , ▁which ▁generally ▁involved ▁the ▁dis m ant ling ▁in ▁dry ▁dock ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁ship ▁and ▁construct ing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁design ▁incorpor ating ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁vessel , ▁produced ▁what ▁were ▁in ▁effect ▁substantial ly ▁new ▁ships ▁with ▁alter ed ▁dimensions ▁and ▁sizes , ▁and ▁generally ▁mount ing ▁a ▁somewhat ▁larger ▁number ▁of ▁guns . ▁ ▁First ▁rates ▁ ▁Prince ▁Royal ▁ 9 2 ▁( re built ▁ 1 6 6 3 ) ▁– ▁taken ▁and ▁bur nt ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁ ▁Charles ▁ 9