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Edgar

HMS Edgar

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64 guns
WarSeven Years' War

Ship of the line at Lagos.

Title: and to Sir George Pocock, Knight of the Bath, Admiral of the Blue Squadron. This Perspective view of the order of sailing and conducting his Majesty's ships of war and transports... Dedication to Sir George Pocock, Admiral of the Blue Squadron, and Commander in Chief. Ships - Guns - Commander Photo: Pierre-Charles Canot, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

60 guns

  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
BuilderRandall, Rotherhithe
Launched16 November 1758
CommissionedDecember 1758
Length154 ft (47 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

16 November 1758

18–19 August 1759

Fate

Survived

Sunk as a breakwater, 1774