History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Harwich
Ordered18 November 1694
BuilderRobert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched14 September 1695
FateWrecked, 1700
General characteristics [1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen683
Length
  • 130 ft 2 in (39.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 109 ft (33.2 m) (keel)
Beam34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Harwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1695.[1]

The Harwich was one of four ships sent to Madagascar on an anti-piracy mission under Thomas Warren in 1699.[2]

The Harwich was wrecked in November 1699 while careening in China.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
  2. ^ Grey, Charles (1933). Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723) A Lurid page of History. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. p. 220.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-252-3.
  • Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.


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