HMS Dragon (1736)
Dragon | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Dragon |
Ordered | 19 October 1733 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 11 September 1736 |
Fate | Sunk as a breakwater, 1757 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1067 |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Dragon was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched on 11 September 1736.[1]
In February 1744, she took part in the Battle of Toulon.[2]
Dragon was sunk in 1757 to form part of a breakwater.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.
- ^ National Maritime Museum Warship Histories Archived 2 August 2011 at the UK Government Web Archive, Vessel ID 365712
References
[edit]- 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.
This article includes data donated from the National Maritime Museum Warship Histories project