HMS Edgar (1758)

HMS Edgar was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1758 at Rotherhithe.[1]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Edgar
Ordered	19 April 1756
Builder	Randall, Rotherhithe
Launched	16 November 1758
Fate	Sunk as a breakwater, 1774
General characteristics [1]
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
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Shown here as a member Sir George Pocock's Blue Squadron, circa 1762

The physician Thomas Denman served on Edgar until 1763.

She was sunk as a breakwater in 1774.[1]