| 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) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle 3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
60 guns:
|
| 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. A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle In the British Royal Navy, a fourth-rate was during the first half of the 18th century a Ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Sir Thomas Slade (1703/4 - 1771 was an English naval architect most famous for designing HMS ''Victory'', Lord Nelson 's flagship at the Battle of
Ships
- Builder: Martin and Henniker, Chatham
- Ordered: 7 May 1756
- Launched: 22 June 1758
- Fate: Broken up, 1813
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 19 April 1756
- Launched: 16 November 1758
- Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1774
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall
- 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. Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rotherhithe is a district of central south-east London in the London Borough of Southwark. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This entry concerns the area of London known as Blackwall For the type of merchant sailing ship first built there and named after it see Blackwall Frigate Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.