HMS Harwich (1695)

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English Red Ensign 1620.svg England
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 plan Full-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. 1 2 3 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.

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