Spanish ship Tigre (1747)
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| Name: | Tigre |
| Launched: | 1747 |
| Captured: | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
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| Name: | HMS Tigre |
| Acquired: | 13 August 1762 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1783 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1886 tons (1916.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 169 ft 3 in (51.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 51 ft (15.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Tigre and HMS Tiger.
Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1747.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Tigre. She was sold out of the navy in 1783.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.
[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.
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