HMS Berwick

HMS Berwick
As depicted in Pirates of the Burning Sea, HMS Berwick appears as a Poseidon third-rate ship of the line with 62 guns, launched July 23rd, 1723. In the history of the Royal Navy there have been ten ships named Berwick: in real life, a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1723 was the second bestowed with the name.

Rating: Fourth rate

Class:  Poseidon  class Ship of the Line

Date of Commission: July 23rd, 1723

 Shipyard : Deptford Dockyard, England

Crew: 575

Status: In active service.

Armament
Total Guns: 60

Topdeck: 10 x 9lbs.

Upper Gundeck: 26 x 12lbs.

Gundeck: 24 x 18lbs.

Bow Chasers: 2 x 9lbs.

Stern Chasers: 4 x 18lbs.

Broadside Weight: 417lbs.

Commanders
Current Captain: Stewart Latham

Previous Captains: -

Notable Actions

 *  24th of February, 1724: Operating in company with HM Hired Vessel Issaquah (86), HM Ship Victory (66), HM Sloop-of-War Symphony (22), HM Hired Vessel Suffolk, unrated, HM Hired Vessel Roebuck, unrated, and HM Schooner Despatch, unrated (attached to the squadron flagship in the capacity of tender), HM Ship Berwick fell in with three Brethren raiding parties and two Spanish squadrons in the seas near Jenny Bay and Georgetown. The enemy vessels were made ungovernable without loss of English vessels and later salvaged as officially reported.


 *  25th of February, 1724: Operating in company with HM Schooner Despatch (attached to the flagship in the capacity of tender), and HM privateer Captain Matilda Thompson, HM Ship Berwick fell in with a pirate squadron of twelve ships off the coast near Bartica following reports of growing unrest in the port. In single-handed action all enemy ships were either sunk, or made ungovernable and later salvaged. Approximately seven thousand shot was expended during the course of this action, which was reported in routine correspondence.