HMS Conqueror (1758)

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

Conqueror
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Conqueror
Builder	Barnard, Harwich
Launched	24 May 1758
Fate	Wrecked, 1760
General characteristics
Class and type	68-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	143211⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft (49 m) (gundeck)
Beam	45 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	68 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Conqueror was a 68-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Barnard and launched on 24 May 1758 at Harwich initially under command of Captain Robert Harland.

Commanded by Captain William Lloyd in the Battle of Lagos.

While under the command of Lloyd, she was wrecked on the rocks of St Nicholas Island off Plymouth Sound on 26 October 1760.

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.