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HMS Warwick (1696)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Warwick
BuilderCastle, Deptford
Launched1696
FateBroken up, 1726
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen606 bm
Length130 ft 5 in (39.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[2]
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen722 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Warwick was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford and launched in 1696.[1]

She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Rotherhithe, and relaunched on 9 January 1711. Warwick was broken up in 1726.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p.164.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 168.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.