Spanish ship Tigre (1747)

Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1747.[1]

History
Spain
Name: Tigre
Launched: 1747
Captured: 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name: HMS Tigre
Acquired: 13 August 1762
Fate: Sold, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1886 tons (1916.3 tonnes)
Length: 169 ft 3 in (51.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 51 ft (15.5 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Armament: 74 guns of various weights of shot

She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Tigre. She was sold out of the navy in 1783.[1]

Notes

  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

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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