HMS Edgar (1758)

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
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
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

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

The physician Thomas Denman served on Edgar until 1763.

She was sunk as a breakwater in 1774.

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.