HMS Rochester (1693)

HMS Rochester was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1693. She was built at Chatham Dockyard according to the 1691 Establishment.

Rochester participated in several naval engagements during her service. This included actions during the Nine Years' War (also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg) against France.

Her service continued into the War of the Spanish Succession, where she would have been deployed to patrol the seas and intercept enemy shipping.

The Rochester's armament consisted primarily of cannons of varying sizes, typically 24-pounders on the lower gun deck, 9-pounders on the upper gun deck, and smaller guns on the quarterdeck and forecastle. Her crew would have numbered in the hundreds, depending on the specific deployment and needs of the time.

Details concerning the exact fate of HMS Rochester (1693), such as her decommissioning, sinking, or eventual disposal, require further investigation.