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Harwich

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Harwich
Ordered6 August 1742
Builder
Launched22 December 1743
FateWrecked, 1760
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen976 (bm)
Length140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft2+12 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Harwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at King's Yard in HarwichbyJohn Barnard to the dimensions laid down in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 EstablishmentatHarwich, and launched on 22 December 1743.[1]

Her captain, William Adams, was killed in 1748 during Edward Boscawen's unsuccessful siege of Pondicherry during the War of the Austrian Succession.

At some point around in 1757 or shortly before, Harwich captured the Maria Louisa Magdalena, Messagere, and Comte de Maurepas. She shared the prize money, by agreement, with Torbay and Rochester.[2]

In 1758 she participated in the British Capture of Senegal, captained by Commodore Henry Marsh.[3]

Harwich was wrecked in 1760.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.
  • ^ "No. 9744". The London Gazette. 29 November 1757. p. 3.
  • ^ "1758 - British expedition against Fort Louis in Senegal - Project Seven Years War". www.kronoskaf.com. Project Seven Years War. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  • References[edit]

    • 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.


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