HMS Warwick (1733)

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. The keel was laid down on 1 April 1730, and the ship was launched on 25 October 1733, and completed on 24 August 1734.

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
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen9512794 (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
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