HMS Eagle (1745)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Eagle.
HMS Eagle was a 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy built at King's Yard in Harwich by John Barnard and launched in 1745.
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Name | HMS Eagle |
Ordered | 10 April 1744 |
Builder | John Barnard, Harwich |
Launched | 2 December 1745 |
Honours and awards | Second battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747 |
Fate | Sold, 1767 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Fourth rate ship of the line |
Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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