HMS Berwick (1679)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Berwick
BuilderPhineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard
LaunchedMay 1679
FateBroken up, 1723
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,089 long tons (1,106.5 t)
Length150 ft 10 in (46.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1700 rebuild[2]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,090 long tons (1,107.5 t)
Length150 ft 9 in (45.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 5.5 in (12.3 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 10 in (5.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by at Chatham Dockyard and launched in May 1679.[1][3]

She was rebuilt at Deptford in 1700, again as a 70-gun third rate, and was hulked in 1715.[2]

Berwick was broken up in 1723.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 162.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.
  3. ^ "British Third Rate ship of the line 'Berwick' (1679)". Threedecks. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

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.


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