HMS Berwick (1723)

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Berwick
History
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Berwick
Ordered31 March 1721
Builder Deptford Dockyard
Launched23 July 1723
FateBroken up, 1763
General characteristics [1]
Class and type 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1147
Length151 ft (46 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 6-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 6-pounders

HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Stacey at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 July 1723. [1]

She was part of the Blockade of Porto Bello in 1727.

In 1739/40 she was under command of Captain Isaac Townsend. [2]

Berwick was converted to a hulk in 1743, and eventually broken up in 1763. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 169.
  2. "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Berwick' (1723)".

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