HMS Eagle (1745)

Eagle
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Eagle
Ordered10 April 1744
BuilderJohn Barnard, Harwich
Launched2 December 1745
Honours and
awards
Second battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateSold, 1767
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeFourth rate ship of the line
Length147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft (12.8 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 58 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Eagle was a 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard and launched in 1745.

  1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.