HMS Edgar (1758)

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Name: HMS Edgar
Ordered: 19 April 1756
Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
Launched: 16 November 1758
Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1774
General characteristics
Class and type: Edgar-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1297 tons (1317.8 tonnes)
Length: 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

60 guns:

  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Edgar.

HMS Edgar was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1758 at Rotherhithe.

She was sunk as a breakwater in 1774.

[edit] Notable crew

[edit] References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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