Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
HMS Lenox.
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| History |
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 Great Britain |
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| Name | HMS Lenox |
| Ordered | 17 November 1755 |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 8 April 1756 |
| Launched | 25 February 1758 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1758 |
| Fate | Sunk as breakwater, 1784; later raised and broken up May 1789 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class and type | Dublin-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 157937⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
- 74 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
- Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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HMS Lenox was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 February 1758 at Chatham Dockyard.[1]
She was sunk as a breakwater in 1784.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 176.
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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