HMS Berwick
Royal Navy, then French Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| Wars | American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1775–1795 | Berwick | |
| from 1795 | Berwick Captured off Corsica |
74-gun ship, at Ushant in 1778, the Dogger Bank and Cape Spartel. Captured by the French in the Mediterranean in 1795, she fought for France at Diamond Rock and Trafalgar, where she was taken and then wrecked in the storm afterwards.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Lower deck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
- Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
- QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
- Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | May 1769 |
| Launched | 18 April 1775 |
| Length | 168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) (gundeck) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
18 April 1775
27 July 1778 · American War of Independence
5 August 1781 · American War of Independence
20 October 1782 · American War of Independence
Joined the French Navy
7 March 1795 · Captured off Corsica
13 July 1795 · French Revolutionary Wars
As the French Berwick, taken from the British that March
31 May – 2 June 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
22 July 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Taken; wrecked in the storm