All three ships ordered in 1682/3 (all were launched in 1687) were intended to carry 54 guns each - twenty-two 24-pounders on the lower deck, the same number of
demi-culverins (9-pounders) on the upper deck, and ten demi-culverin
drakes on the quarterdeck. However, each was completed with just 50 guns in wartime service and 44 guns in peacetime. ==Rebuilding==