HMS Montagu (1757)
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| Name: | HMS Montagu |
| Ordered: | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder: | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Launched: | 15 September 1757 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a breakwater, 1774 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Montagu.
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.[1]
Montagu served until 1774, when she was sunk to form part of a breakwater.[1]
Notes
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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