HMS Montagu (1757)

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

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Montagu
Ordered	12 July 1750
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Launched	15 September 1757
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater, 1774
General characteristics
Class and type	1750 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,245 long tons (1,265.0 t)
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	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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.

Montagu served until 1774, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.

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.