HMS Edgar (1779)
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| Name: | HMS Edgar |
| Ordered: | 25 August 1774 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 26 August 1776 |
| Launched: | 30 June 1779 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1835 |
| Notes: | Prison ship from 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arrogant class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1644 tons (1670.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 9 in (6.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Edgar.
HMS Edgar was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 June 1779 at Woolwich. She was at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, leading the van.
On 28 March 1808, there was an attempted mutiny on board whilst Edgar was lying in Cawsand Bay. The crew had all gathered on the quarter deck, but dispersed at the threat of a murderous volley from the ship's company of marines. The leaders of the attempt were tried aboard Salvador del Mundo.[1]
From 1813, she became a prison hulk, and in 1835 she was broken up.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ships of the Old Navy entry.
[edit] 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.
- Michael Phillips. Ships of the Old Navy, A History of Ships of the 18th Century Royal Navy. Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
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