HMS Eagle (1745)
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Name | HMS Eagle |
Ordered | 10 April 1744 |
Builder | John Barnard, Harwich |
Launched | 2 December 1745 |
Honours and awards | Second battle of Cape Finisterre , 1747 |
Fate | Sold, 1767 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Fourth rate ship of the line |
Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Eagle was a 58-gun
and launched in 1745.Construction
The contract for construction was issued on 10 April 1744 for a vessel named Centurion, a fourth-rate ship of the line to be built according to dimensions laid down in the
As built, Eagle had an overall length of 147 ft 0 in (44.8 m) with a gundeck of 119 ft 9 in (36.5 m). Her beam was 42 ft 1.5 in (12.8 m) with a hold depth of 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m). She measured 1130 29⁄94
She was originally designed to carry 56 guns with an upper and lower gun deck each carrying 24 24-pounder cannons, eight 6-pounder cannons on her quarterdeck and two additional 6-pounders mounted on the forecastle. Two more 24-pounder cannons were added to the upper deck prior to launch in 1745.[2]
Eagle was launched on 2 December 1745. She was under the command of
Eagle was sold out of Navy service in 1767.[1]
References
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Citations
Bibliography
- OCLC 223185477.
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.