HMS Edgar (1758)
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 Great Britain
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| Name: | HMS Edgar |
| Ordered: | 19 April 1756 |
| Builder: | Randall, Rotherhithe |
| Launched: | 16 November 1758 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a breakwater, 1774 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Edgar-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1297 42⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Edgar was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1758 at Rotherhithe.
The physician Thomas Denman served on Edgar until 1763.
She was sunk as a breakwater in 1774.
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