HMS Tiger (1747)

Tiger
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Tiger
Ordered	17 March 1746
Builder	Stanton and Wells, Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1746
Launched	23 November 1747
Commissioned	December 1747
In service	1747–1752 1753–1765
Honours and awards	Battle of Chandannagar (1757) Battle of Cuddalore (1758) Battle of Negapatam (1758) Battle of Pondicherry (1759)
Fate	Sold out of service, Bombay, 12 May 1765
General characteristics
Class and type	1745 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,21815⁄94 bm
Length	150 ft 9 in (45.9 m) (gundeck) 123 ft 3 in (37.6 m)
Beam	43 ft 1 in (13.1 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	420
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Tiger or Tygre was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment and launched on 23 November 1747.^[1]