HMS Warwick (1733)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Warwick |
| Ordered: | 14 March 1727 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 25 October 1733 |
| Captured: | 1756, by French Navy |
| Career (France) |  |
| Acquired: | 1756 |
| Captured: | 24 January 1761, by Royal Navy |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1761 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 951 long tons (966.3 t) |
| Length: | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Warwick.
HMS Warwick was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth Dockyard, and launched on 25 October 1733.[1]
In 1756, whilst under the command of Captain Molyneux Shuldham, Warwick encountered a French squadron comprising the 74-gun Prudente, a 60-gun ship and a 36-gun frigate. Though succeeding in evading the two large ships, the frigate was able to catch up to her and managed to rake Warwick's stern, and delayed her enough for the other French vessels to arrive. Captain Shuldham was forced to surrender. Warwick was subsequently commissioned into the French navy, and was recaptured by the Royal Navy on 24 January 1761.[2]
Warwick was broken up later in 1761.[2]
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.
- Michael Phillips. Warwick (60) (1733). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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