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HMS Conqueror (1758)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Conqueror
BuilderBarnard, Harwich
Launched24 May 1758
FateWrecked, 1760
General characteristics [1]
Class and type68-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen143211⁄94 (bm)
Length160 ft (49 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull 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, launched on 24 May 1758 at Harwich.[1]

She was wrecked in 1760.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 177.

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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