HMS Montagu (1757)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Montague |
| Ordered | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Launched | 15 September 1757 |
| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater, 1774 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 1750 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1245 (bm) |
| Length | 157 ft 3 in (47.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Montagu was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Sheerness Dockyard to the standard draught for 60-gun ships as specified by the 1745 Establishment, amended in 1750, and launched on 15 September 1757.[1]
On 31 January 1759 Montagu and Deptford chased a French privateer that Montague captured the next day. The privateer was Marquis de Martigny, of Granville. She had a crew of 104 men under the command of M. Le Crouse, and was armed with twenty 6-pounder guns.[2]
Then on 15 February, Montagu captured the French privateer cutter Hardi Mendicant, of Dunkirk. Hardi Mendicant had a crew of 60 men under the command of M. Jean Meuleauer, and was armed with eight 6-pounder guns.[2]
Montague served until 1774, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.[1]
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p174.
- ^ a b "No. 9872". The London Gazette. 20 February 1759. p. 1.
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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