Edgar-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name:	Edgar
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	1745 Establishment
In service:	22 June 1758 – 1813
Completed:	3
Lost:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) 126 ft (38 m) (keel)
Beam:	43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders
Notes:	Ships in class include: Panther, Edgar, Firm

The Edgar-class ships of the line were a class of three 60-gun fourth rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships

• HMS Panther

Builder: Martin and Henniker, Chatham

Ordered: 7 May 1756

Launched: 22 June 1758

Fate: Broken up, 1813

• HMS Edgar

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 19 April 1756

Launched: 16 November 1758

Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1774

• HMS Firm

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard

Ordered: 11 August 1756

Launched: 15 January 1759

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1791

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.