HMS Nottingham was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 10 June 1703. She was the first ship to bear the name.
Action between HMS Nottingham and the Mars by Charles Dixon. Mars was returning to France after the failed Duc d'Anville Expedition, 11 October 1746
Shown here as a member Sir George Pocock's Blue Squadron, circa 1762
The 1706 Establishment was the first formal set of dimensions for ships of the Royal Navy. Two previous sets of dimensions had existed before, though these were only for specific shipbuilding programs running for only a given amount of time. In contrast, the 1706 Establishment was intended to be permanent.
A model of the hull of a 90-gun ship following the dimensions of the 1706 Establishment.