vanguard, 1748, other, ships, with, same, name, vanguard, vanguard, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, april, 1748, built, philemon, ewer, east, cowes, yard, isle, wight, draught, specified, 1745, establishment, cost, fourth, vessel, royal, navy, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Vanguard HMS Vanguard was a 70 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 16 April 1748 1 She was built by Philemon Ewer at his East Cowes yard on the Isle of Wight to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment 1 at a cost of 8 009 She was the fourth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name Vanguard VanguardHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS VanguardOrdered3 October 1745BuilderEwer East CowesLaid downNovember 1745Launched16 April 1748CommissionedMarch 1748FateSold out of the service 1774General characteristics 1 Class and type1745 Establishment 70 gun third rate ship of the lineTons burthen1 41923 94 bm Length160 ft 48 8 m gundeck Beam45 ft 13 7 m Depth of hold19 ft 4 in 5 9 m PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament70 guns Gundeck 26 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 12 9 pdrs Forecastle 4 9 pdrsShe took part in the capture of Louisbourg in 1758 under Admiral Edward Boscawen and in the capture of Quebec in 1759 under Admiral Charles Saunders The following year during the French siege of Quebec Vanguard sailing up the Saint Lawrence River pursued two French frigates along with HMS Diana The Atlante commanded by Jean Vauquelin and the Pomone sunk and the important personnel were taken prisoner In 1762 under the command of Sir George Rodney she took part in the capture of Martinique Vanguard was sold out of the navy in 1774 1 Notes edit a b c d Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p173 References editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Vanguard 1748 amp oldid 1167038864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
