HMS Edgar (1758)

HMS Edgar was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1758 at Rotherhithe.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Edgar.

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Edgar
Ordered: 19 April 1756
Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
Launched: 16 November 1758
Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1774
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: Edgar-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1297 ​42⁄94 bm
Length: 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 4 in (5.59 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
Shown here as a member Sir George Pocock's Blue Squadron, circa 1762

The physician Thomas Denman served on Edgar until 1763.

She was sunk as a breakwater in 1774.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p177.

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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