HMS Harwich (1695) explained
HMS Harwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1695.
The Harwich was one of four ships sent to Madagascar on an anti-piracy mission under Thomas Warren in 1699.[1]
The Harwich was wrecked in November 1699 while careening in China.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .
- Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. .
Notes and References
- Book: Grey, Charles . 1933 . Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723) A Lurid page of History . London . Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. . 220.