Spanish ship Tigre (1747)

Painting by Dominic Serres depicting captured Spanish warships at Havana; Tigre is possibly among them
History
Spanish Navy EnsignSpain
NameTigre
Launched1747
Captured13 August 1762, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Tigre
Acquired13 August 1762
FateSold, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class & type70-gun ship of the line
Tons burthen1886 tons
Length169 ft 3 in (51.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam51 ft (15.5 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 8 in (6.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

Tigre was a 70-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Launched in 1747, she was captured by the Royal Navy on 13 August 1762, and commissioned as the 74-gun third-rate HMS Tigre. She was sold out of the navy in 1783.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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