HMS Norwich (1745)
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Name | HMS Norwich |
Ordered | 30 September 1743 |
Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Launched | 4 July 1745 |
Fate | Sold, 1768 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 993 |
Length | 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2+1⁄2 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Norwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Blackwall Yard, and launched on 4 July 1745.[1]
Norwich served until 1768, when she was sold out of the navy.[1]
Notes
[edit]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.
- PLAN OF CHALEUR BAY IN THE GULF OF St. LAURENCE Surveyed by His Majesty's Ship NORWICH in 1760 - indicates where HMS Norwich was almost lost, 1760