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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Conqueror.

HMS Conqueror was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 10 October 1773 at Plymouth.[1]

May, 1778 under command of Capt. Thomas Graves.[3]

She was commanded by Captain George Balfour in the Battle of the Saintes, 1782.[4] Here she was fifth in line in the attack on the French fleet.[5]

She was broken up in 1794.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 180.
  2. ^ Winfield, British Warships.
  3. ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Balfour". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The Naval Historical Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.106

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
  • Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-295-X.

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.


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