HMS Berwick (1723)
HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Stacey at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 23 July 1723.
Berwick | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Berwick |
| Ordered | 31 March 1721 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 23 July 1723 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1763 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1147 |
| Length | 151 ft (46 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was part of the Blockade of Porto Bello in 1727.
In 1739/40 she was under command of Captain Isaac Townsend.
Berwick was converted to a hulk in 1743, and eventually broken up in 1763.
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