HMS Lion (1777)

HMS Lion
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Lion
Ordered12 October 1768
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid downMay 1769
Launched3 September 1777
Honours and
awards
Participated in: Battle of Grenada
FateSold for breaking up, 30 November 1837
NotesSheer hulk from 1816
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeWorcester-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1378 bm
Length159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Lion was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, of the Worcester class, launched on 3 September 1777 at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 181.