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HMS Norwich (1745)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Norwich
Ordered30 September 1743
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Launched4 July 1745
FateSold, 1768
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen993
Length140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 2+12 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.

References

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  • 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