HMS Harwich (1695)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Harwich.

HMS Harwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, ordered on 18 November 1694 as one of two such ships (the other was the Pendennis) to be built by commercial contract by Robert and John Castle at their yard at Deptford. The Harwich was launched on 14 September and commissioned under Captain Andrew Douglas 1695.^[1]

History
England
Name	HMS Harwich
Ordered	18 November 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	14 September 1695
Fate	Wrecked, 5 October 1700
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	683 41⁄94 bm
Length	130 ft 2 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) 109 ft (33.2 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Lower gundeck 20 x 12 pdr guns Upper gundeck 22 x demi-culverins (9 pdr guns) Quarterdeck 6 x minions (4 pdr guns) Forecastle 2 x minions (4 pdr guns)

The Harwich was one of four ships sent to Madagascar on an anti-piracy mission under Thomas Warren in 1699.^[2] Warren died on 12 November at Madagascar and was succeeded in command by Captain William Cock.

The Harwich was wrecked on 5 October 1700 while careening in China.^[1]