HMS Dragon (1736)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Dragon.
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 Great Britain
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| Name: | HMS Dragon |
| Ordered: | 19 October 1733 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 11 September 1736 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a breakwater, 1757 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,067 long tons (1,084.1 t) |
| 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
- 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.
- ↑ National Maritime Museum Warship Histories, Vessel ID 365712
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.
This article includes data donated from the National Maritime Museum Warship Histories project
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