| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Norwich |
| Ordered | 15 August 1690 |
| Builder | William Stignant, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 16 July 1691 |
| Fate | Foundered, 6 October 1692 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 615 90/94 bm |
| Length | 125 ft 7 in (38.3 m) (gundeck) 102 ft 2 in (31.1 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 8 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 4 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Norwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1691. She was one of two 50-gun ships ordered on 15 August 1690 to be built by Master Shipwright William Stigant at Portsmouth Dockyard (the other was the Weymouth).[1]
The Norwich was lost (presumed foundered) with all hands (including Captain Richard Pugh) in a tropical storm in the Caribbean on 6 October 1692.[1]