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HBMS Norwich (1718)

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Norwich, 50 Guns


Details
Nationality British fs_gb.gif
Operated by The Royal Navy
Previously Norwich fs_gb.gif
Ordered 1717/02/01 B057
Launched 1718/05/20 B057
First Commissioned 1719/05 B057
Shipyard Chatham DY B057
Design Class 1706 Establishment 50-gunner Later Group (1716)
Master Shipbuilder Benjamin Rosewell B057
Rate Fourth Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1771/08 B057
Fate Broken Up B057

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 130' 0" Imperial Feet 39.62
Length of Keel 108' 0" Imperial Feet 32.92
Breadth 35' 0" Imperial Feet 10.67
Depth in Hold 14' 0" Imperial Feet 4.27
Burthen 70368/94 Tons BM
Calculated Burthen 70367/94 Tons BM  

Armament
1718/05/20 B057 Broadside Weight = 315
Lower Gun Deck 22 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 6-Pounder
1744/06 B057 Broadside Weight = 222
Lower Gun Deck 20 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 10 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck 4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1716 280 Design Complement  
1744/06 250 As a 44-gun Fifth Rate B057

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1719/05 1720/08 Captain John Fletcher B057
1738/08 1740/12/26 Captain Richard Herbert B057
1740/12/27 1741/05/05 Captain William Knight B057
1742 1743/09/17 Captain Thomas Gregory B057
1744/05 1747/09 Captain Charles Holmes B057
1747/09 1748 Captain Samuel Graves B057
1756/11 1758 Captain John Dunkley B057
1758 1761/11 Captain Alexander Innes B057
1761/11 1764/01 Captain John Houlton B057

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1718/05/20 Completed at Chatham DY at a cost of £8,059.0.0d B057
1719/05 Commissioned for the Spanish and Lisbon stations B057
1720/08 Returned home and paid off B057
1730/01 Began small repair at Unknown B057
1730/04 Completed small repair at a cost of £722.7.1d B057
1739/07/23 Sailed for the West Indies B057
1739/11 At Porto Bello B057
1740/03/23 Present at Attack on Chagres  
1741/01 Sailed for home with a convoy B057
1741/05/05 Paid off B057
1743/02/18 Present at Attack on La Guayra  
1743/04/15 Present at Attack on Porto Cabello  
1743/10 Began middling repair at Portsmouth DY B057
1744/05 Recommissioned B057
1744/05/23 Renamed Enterprise B057
1744/07 Re-classified as a Fifth Rate Ship of 44 guns  
1744/07 Completed middling repair at a cost of £6,925.14.2d ,& fitted as a 44-gun ship B057
1745 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1747 Still in Jamaica B057
1748 Paid off B057
1748/11/26 Surveyed, but no repair reported B057
1755/09/10 Surveyed B057
1755/09/16 Repairs ordered, but no record of them exists B057
1756/11 Recommissioned B057
1757/06/30 Sailed for Nova Scotia B057
1758/07/22 Sailed for Jamaica B057
1761 Returned home B057
1762/01/24 Sailed for North America B057
1762/06/06 Present at Operations against Havanna  
1764/01 Paid off B057
1764/08/25 Surveyed B057
1770/02/17 Surveyed B057
1771/04/17 Surveyed B057
1771/08 Break up completed at Sheerness B057

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1740/03/23 Attack on Chagres
1743/02/18 Attack on La Guayra
1743/04/15 Attack on Porto Cabello
1762/06/06 Operations against Havanna

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2010/05/31 at 09:42:34 by Cy

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