HMS Harwich (1695)

History
England
Name	HMS Harwich
Ordered	18 November 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	14 September 1695
Fate	Wrecked, 1700
General characteristics
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	683
Length	130 ft 2 in (39.7 m) (gundeck); 109 ft (33.2 m) (keel);
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
^ Grey, Charles (1933). Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723) A Lurid page of History. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. p. 220.

Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-252-3.
Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.

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History

England
Name	HMS Harwich
Ordered	18 November 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	14 September 1695
Fate	Wrecked, 1700
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	683
Length	130 ft 2 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) 109 ft (33.2 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot