&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Action_between_HMS_Lion_and_Elizabeth_and_the_Du_Teillay,_9_July_1745_BHC0364.jpg) HMS Lion attacks two French vessels carrying Prince Charles onboard, 9 July 1745
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| Name | HMS Lion |
| Builder | Rosewell, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 20 January 1709 |
| Honours and awards | Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 |
| Fate | Sold, 1765 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 914 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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| General characteristics after 1738 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,068 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Lion or Lyon was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment and launched on 20 January 1709.[1]