HMS Dunwich

History
England
Name	HMS Dunwich
Ordered	22 March 1695
Builder	William Collins & Robert Chatfield, Shoreham
Launched	15 October 1695
Commissioned	25 May 1695
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater 15 October 1714
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	250+90⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft 7 in (28.5 m) gundeck; 78 ft 10.5 in (24.0 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	24 ft 6.5 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered; 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD); 1703 Establishment; 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Dunwich was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After commissioning she spent her career mainly in Home Waters with forays to Morocco, North America and the Mediterranean. She was involved in the capture of five privateers. She was sunk as a breakwater in 1714.^[1]

Dunwich was the only vessel so named in the Royal Navy.^[2]

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[1] Winfield

[2] Colledge

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History

England
Name	HMS Dunwich
Ordered	22 March 1695
Builder	William Collins & Robert Chatfield, Shoreham
Launched	15 October 1695
Commissioned	25 May 1695
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater 15 October 1714
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	250+90⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft 7 in (28.5 m) gundeck 78 ft 10.5 in (24.0 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 6.5 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)