HMS Berwick (1679)

History
England
Name	HMS Berwick
Ordered	April 1677
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	May 1679
Commissioned	1689
Honours and awards	Barfleur 1692 Vigo 1702 Gibraltar 1704 Velez Malaga 1704
Fate	Hulked at Portsmouth 1715 and Broken at Portsmouth in August 1642
General characteristics as built
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,04123⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	150 ft 10 in (45.97 m) gundeck 121 ft 4 in (36.98 m)
Beam	40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Draught	17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1677 Establishment 72/60 guns 26 × demi-cannons 54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD) 26 × 12-pdr guns 32 cwt – 9 ft (UD) 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD) 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc) 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)
General characteristics 1697/1700 rebuild
Class and type	70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,09049⁄94 tons (bm)
Length	150 ft 9 in (45.95 m) gundeck 125 ft 3 in (38.18 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	40 ft 5.5 in (12.33 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	1685 Establishment 70/62 guns 26 × demi-cannons (54 cwt – 9.5 ft (LD) 26 × demi-culverins (UD) 10 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (QD) 4 × sakers 16 cwt – 7 ft (Fc) 5 × 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt – 5 ft (RH)

HMS Berwick was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard during 1677/1679. After completion she was placed in Ordinary for 10 years. She was commissioned for the War of the English Succession 1689-1697, participating in the battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. She was rebuilt between 1697 and 1700. She was commissioned for the War of Spanish Succession 1702-1712, participating in the battles of Vigo Bay, Capture of Gibraltar and Velez Malaga. placed in Ordinary in 1712, she was converted to a hulk at Portsmouth in 1715 before being broken in 1742.

This was the first vessel to bear the name Berwick in the English and Royal Navy.^[1]

HMS Berwick was awarded the Battle Honour Barfleur 1692^[2] Vigo 1702,^[3] Gibraltar 1704,^[4] and Velez-Malaga 1704.^[5]