History | |
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Spain | |
Name | Tigre |
Launched | 1747 |
Captured | 13 August 1762, by Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Tigre |
Acquired | 13 August 1762 |
Fate | Sold, 1783 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1886 tons |
Length | 169 ft 3 in (51.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 51 ft (15.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1747.[1]
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Tigre. She was sold out of the navy in 1783.[1]