Edgar-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name	Edgar
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	1745 Establishment
In service	22 June 1758 – 1813
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	154 ft (47 m) (gundeck) 126 ft (38 m) (keel)
Beam	43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Panther, Edgar, Firm

The Edgar-class ships of the line were a class of three 60-gun fourth rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.^[1]

Ships

• HMS Panther

Builder: Martin and Henniker, Chatham

Ordered: 7 May 1756

Launched: 22 June 1758

Fate: Broken up, 1813

• HMS Edgar

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 19 April 1756

Launched: 16 November 1758

Fate: Sunk as a breakwater, 1774

• HMS Firm

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard

Ordered: 11 August 1756

Launched: 15 January 1759

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1791

Citations

1. Winfield, p. 132

References

• Lavery, Brian (1984). The Ship of the Line. Vol. 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.