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HMS Lenox (1758)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Lenox
Ordered17 November 1755
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched25 February 1758
FateSunk as breakwater, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDublin-class ship of the line
Tons burthen157937⁄94 (bm)
Length165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Lenox was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 February 1758 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]

She was sunk as a breakwater in 1784.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.

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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