HMS England was a 42-gun fifth rate purchased in 1693. She served in the Bristol Channel or North Sea. She was sunk by a French squadron in 1695.Winfield 2009
England was the only such named vessel in the Royal Navy.Colledge
Construction She was purchased on 19 August 1693, but is also listed as 'hired' on 5 September 1693.Winfield 2009
Commissioned service She was commissioned in 1694 Under the command of Captain William Cooper, RN, for service in either the North Sea or the Bristol ChannelWinfield 2009'
Loss HMS England was taken and sunk by a French squadron off Cape Clear on 16 February 1695 while defending a homebound convoy from the West Indies. Captain Cooper was killed in the battle.Winfield 2009
Citations
References Winfield 2009, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB , Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Gibraltar Group, Gibraltar Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB , (EPUB), Section G (Gibraltar)