HMS Terrible (1747)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Terrible and French ship Le Terrible.

Drawings of the sterns of two French 74-gun warships captured at Cape Finisterre in October 1747. On the left is Terrible, and on the right, Monarque
History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameTerrible
Ordered16 April 1737
BuilderToulon
Laid downNovember 1736
Launched19 December 1739
Completed1740
CapturedBy the Royal Navy on 14 October 1747
General characteristics
Class and type74-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen1,500 French tons (2,800 displacement)
Length
  • 156 French feet (overall)[a]
  • 131 French feet (keel)
Beam44 French feet 4 inches
Depth of hold21 French feet
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement620 wartime, 550 peacetime; + 6 officers
Armament
  • Lower deck: 28 × 36-pdrs
  • Upper deck: 30 × 18-pdrs
  • Quarter deck: 10 × 8-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 6 × 8-pdrs
  • Poop: 4 × 4-pdrs (until removed 1744)
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Terrible
Acquired14 October 1747
FateSold for breaking up, completed by 16 February 1763
General characteristics
Class and type74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,590 28⁄94 bm as remeasured by the British
Length
  • 164 ft 3 in (50.1 m) (overall)
  • 133 ft 11 in (40.8 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 3 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 7.5 in (6.29 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement650
Armament
  • Lower deck: 28 × 32-pdrs
  • Upper deck: 30 × 18-pdrs
  • Quarter deck: 10 × 9-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 6 × 9-pdrs

Terrible was originally a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1739. Captured on 14 October 1747, she was taken into Royal Navy service as the third rate HMS Terrible.
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