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San Ignacio de Loyola (50)
1766-1779
Spanish 50 Gun
Merchant
Ship
Update
San Ignacio de Loyola (20)
1754-1762
Spanish 20 Gun
Merchant
Frigate
Added
Vincente Plo
Spanish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1795-1798
Update
Neptuno (80)
1795-1805
Spanish 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Argonauta (80)
1798-1805
Spanish 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Julian Martin de Retamosa
Spanish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1789-1798
Added
Neptuno Class (1792)
Update
Fénix (80)
1749-1780
Spanish 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Rayo (80)
1749-1805
Spanish 80 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
Update
Juan Jorge
Spanish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1747-1769
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Santisima Trinidad (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1805)
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
(1769)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Drake (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
(1798)
Magicienne (32)
1781-1810
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
L'Africaine (18)
1796-1796
French 18 Gun
Unrated
Unknown
(1796)
Quebec (32)
1781-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1781)
Diamond (38)
1794-1812
British 38 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
Circe (28)
1785-1803
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
(1785)
Alcmene (32)
1794-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1794)
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Harwich Dockyard
Also Known as
King's Yard (
1741
-
2016
)
Other Information
Type
:
Naval Dockyard
Founded
:
1652
Closed
:
1713
Location(s)
:
Harwich -
Essex
Nationality
:
Great Britain
Offices associated with Harwich Dockyard
Clerk of the Cheque Harwich Dockyard
Master Attendant Harwich Dockyard
Master Shipwright Harwich Dockyard
Muster Master Harwich Dockyard
Storekeeper Harwich Dockyard
People associated with Harwich Dockyard
From
To
Type
1742/10/29
1781
John Barnard
British
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1782
Events at Harwich Dockyard
1666
Launched
Spy (4)
1666-1683
British 4 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
B028
1666/01/26
Launched
Rupert (64)
1666-1702
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1667/12/06
Launched
Resolution (70)
1667-1696
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
B028
1709/08/10
Launched
Harwich (Unknown)
1709-1714
British Unknown Gun
Other
Hoy
BWAS-1714
1743/12/22
Launched
Harwich (50)
1743-1760
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1744/08/14
Launched
Colchester (50)
1744-1744
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1744/11/12
Launched
Falcon (10)
1744-1745
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1745/12/02
Launched
Eagle (60)
1745-1767
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1746/06/26
Launched
Litchfield (50)
1746-1758
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1747/07/10
Launched
Severn (50)
1747-1759
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1748/09/13
Launched
Seahorse (24)
1748-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1756/03/02
Launched
Mercury (20)
1756-1777
British 20 Gun
6th Rate
Ship
BWAS-1714
1756/07/16
Launched
Achilles (60)
1756-1784
British 60 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1757/06/17
Launched
Vestal (32)
1757-1775
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1758/05/24
Launched
Conqueror (68)
1758-1760
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1758/09/19
Launched
Alarm (32)
1758-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1759/01/16
Launched
Terror (8)
1759-1774
British 8 Gun
Unrated
Bomb Vessel
BWAS-1714
1760/07/14
Launched
Quebec (32)
1760-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1761/01/22
Launched
Arrogant (74)
1761-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1761/02/24
Launched
Druid (10)
1761-1773
British 10 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
BWAS-1714
1762/09/04
Launched
Terrible (74)
1762-1781
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1764/10/25
Launched
Robust (74)
1764-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1773/05/07
Launched
Orpheus (32)
1773-1778
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1774/05/22
Launched
Centurion (50)
1774-1824
British 50 Gun
4th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1777/07/07
Launched
Proserpine (28)
1777-1799
British 28 Gun
6th Rate
Frigate
BWAS-1714
1778/10/08
Launched
Charon (44)
1778-1781
British 44 Gun
5th Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1780/03/07
Launched
Inflexible (64)
1780-1820
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
1782/12/06
Launched
Irresistible (74)
1782-1806
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 04:24
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British First Rate ship of the line 'Santisima Trinidad' (1805) (136)
1805-1805
British 136 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Wednesday 22nd of July 2026 01:36
F.F.
Spanish First Rate ship of the line 'Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad' (1769) (116)
1769-1805
Spanish 116 Gun
1st Rate
Ship of the Line
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:47
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:46
Jon Miller
British sloop 'Drake' (1798) (14)
1798-1804
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:45
Jon Miller
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Magicienne' (1781) (32)
1781-1810
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate