HMS Warwick (1733)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Warwick.

Drawing showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Warwick
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Warwick
Ordered14 March 1727
BuilderPeirson Lock, Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down1 April 1730
Launched25 October 1733
Completed24 August 1734
Commissioned1734
In service
  • 1734–1736
  • 1739–1744
  • 1747–1749
  • 1755–1756
Capturedby the French Navy, 11 March 1756
France
NameWarwick
Acquiredby capture, 11 March 1756
In service1756–1761
Capturedby the Royal Navy, 24 January 1761
FateBroken up, 1761
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen95127⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 144 ft 0 in (43.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 117 ft 0 in (35.7 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 0 in (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement400
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Warwick was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth by Peirson Lock.[2] The keel was laid down on 1 April 1730, and the ship was launched on 25 October 1733, and completed on 24 August 1734.[3]

  1. ^ Lavery, p.170
  2. ^ "NMM, vessel ID 378787" (PDF). Warship Histories, Vol XI. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2013.
  3. ^ Winfield