History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Norwich
BuilderStignant, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched1691
FateWrecked, 1692
General characteristics [1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen616
Length125 ft 7 in (38.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam33 ft 8 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 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.[1]

Norwich was wrecked in 1692.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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