HMS Dragon (1736)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dragon.

Dragon
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Dragon
Ordered19 October 1733
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched11 September 1736
FateSunk as a breakwater, 1757
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1067
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

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. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.
  2. ^ National Maritime Museum Warship Histories Archived 2 August 2011 at the UK Government Web Archive, 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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