HMS Norwich (1693)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Norwich |
| Ordered | 5 August 1692 (contracted) |
| Builder | Robert & John Castle, Deptford |
| Launched | 24 August 1693 |
| Renamed | HMS Enterprise, 1744 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1771 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 618 1⁄94 bm |
| Length | 123 ft 8 in (37.7 m) (gundeck) 101 ft 6 in (30.9 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6.5 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1718 rebuild | |
| Class & type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 703 bm |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Norwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford (a commercial yard, not the Royal Dockyard) on 24 August 1693. The last of seven 50-gun ships ordered during 1692, she was given the name of Norwich following the loss of the previous 50-gun ship of that name (which had been launched in 1691) on 6 October 1692.
She arrived at Chatham Dockyard on 15 October 1712 to be rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment, relaunching on 20 May 1718. In 1744 she was reduced to a 44-gun fifth rate and renamed HMS Enterprise on 23 May 1744.