HMS Berwick (1743)
Berwick
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Berwick |
Ordered | 5 December 1740 |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 13 June 1743 |
Fate | Broken up, 1760 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 70-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1280 |
Length | 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 43 ft 5 in (13.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 13 June 1743.[1] It participated in the Battle of Toulon on 22–23 February 1744 under the command of Sir Edward Hawke.
She was a part of the attack on Guadeloupe against Fort Louis (now Fort George), at Point à Pitre by a squadron, detached from Commodore Moore and commanded by Captain Wm. Harman of Berwick on 14 February 1759.
Berwick was broken up in 1760.[1]
Notes[]
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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- Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
- 1743 ships
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