HMS Harwich (1674)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Image:No Photo Available.svg
Career (England) Royal Navy Ensign
Name: HMS Harwich
Builder: Deane, Harwich
Launched: 1674
Fate: Wrecked, 1691
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 993 tons (1009 tonnes)
Length: 123 ft 9 in (37.7 m) (keel)
Beam: 38 ft 10 in (11.8 m)
Depth of hold: 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Harwich was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Sir Anthony Deane at Harwich and launched in 1674. By 1685 she was carrying only 64 guns.

Harwich was wrecked in 1691.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p161.

[edit] 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.