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Vigilant

HMS Vigilant

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64 guns
WarAmerican War of Independence

64-gun ship, at Ushant in 1778, Grenada, Martinique in 1780 and Cape Spartel. Broken up in 1816.

'Vigilant' (1774) Scale: 1:48. Plans showing the body plan, stern board decoration, sheer lines with decoration detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Vigilant' (1774), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built by Messrs Henry and Anthony Adams at Bucklers Hard. 'Vigilant' (1774) Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

64 guns

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
BuilderAdams, Bucklers Hard
Laid downFebruary 1771
Launched6 October 1774
Length159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)

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

Career

Launched

6 October 1774

First Battle of Ushant
Survived

27 July 1778

Battle of Grenada
Survived

6 July 1779

Battle of Martinique
Survived

17 April 1780

Battle of Cape Spartel
Survived

20 October 1782

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1816