HMS Vanguard (1748)
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| Name: | HMS Vanguard |
| Ordered: | 3 October 1745 |
| Builder: | Ewer, East Cowes |
| Launched: | 16 April 1748 |
| Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1774 |
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| Class and type: | 1745 Establishment 70-gun ship |
| Tons burthen: | 1419 tons |
| Length: | 160 ft (49 m) (gun deck length) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
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70 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vanguard.
The fourth HMS Vanguard was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal navy, launched in 1748. She was built by Philemon Ewer at his East Cowes yard on the Isle of Wight, at a cost of £8,009. She took part in the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 under Admiral Edward Boscawen, and in the capture of Quebec in 1759 under Admiral Charles Saunders. In 1762, under the command of Sir George Rodney she took part in the capture of Martinique.
Was built by shipbuilder Philemon Ewer at his East Cowes wharf on Isle of Wight.
Vanguard was sold in 1774.
[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.
