HMS Norwich (1693)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Norwich and HMS Enterprise.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Norwich
Ordered1693
BuilderCastle, Deptford
Launched24 August 1693
RenamedHMS Enterprise, 1744
FateBroken up, 1771
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen618 bm
Length123 ft 8 in (37.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam33 ft 10 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6.5 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1718 rebuild[2]
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen703 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 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, launched at Deptford on 24 August 1693.[1][3]

She was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Chatham Dockyard, relaunching on 20 May 1718. In 1744 she was reduced to a fifth rate and renamed HMS Enterprise.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
  3. ^ "British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Norwich' (1693)". Threedecks. Retrieved 2 September 2019.