HMS Dragon was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 March 1760 at Deptford Dockyard.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Dragon |
| Ordered | 28 December 1757 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard to a design by Sir Thomas Slade |
| Laid down | 28 March 1758 |
| Launched | 4 March 1760 |
| Commissioned | March 1760 |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1784 |
| Notes | Harbour service from 1781 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bellona-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,61473⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m) |
| Draught | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Service history
editShe was commissioned in 1760, under the command of the Hon. Augustus Hervey, as part of the Western Squadron. In October 1761 she sailed for the Leeward Islands, and until March 1763 was engaged in naval operations in the Caribbean, including the Siege of Havana in 1762.[2][3] as part of the Seven Years' War.
Francis Light, founder of Penang, served on HMS Dragon in 1760.[4]
In March 1763 she was paid off, and recommissioned as a guardship at Portsmouth in May 1763, where she served until once again paid off in 1770. From 1781 she was employed as a receiving ship at Portsmouth, before being finally paid off in April 1783 and sold in Portsmouth in June 1784 for £620.[1][2]
Commanders of Note
edit- Captain John Bentinck 1766 to 1769
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 176.
- ^ a b "Warship Histories (Vessel ID 365713)" (PDF). National Maritime Museum. 25 January 2010. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011.
- ^ White, William (1849). Notes and Queries: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc. Oxford University Press. p. 43.
- ^ Clodd, Harold Parker (1948), Malaya's first British pioneer: the life of Francis Light, Luzac, p. 1, ISBN 978-0-375-42750-3
This article includes data donated from the National Maritime Museum Warship Histories project
References
edit- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792; Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
External links
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