British Third Rate ship of the line 'Tiger' (1762)

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Tiger
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Tigre' (1747) (70) 1747-1762 Spanish 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	13.8.1762	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Havana - Cuba	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Africa Class (1745)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.6.1784	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck169' 3"Imperial Feet51.5123
Length of Keel136' 4"Imperial Feet41.4556
Breadth51' 0"Imperial Feet15.5448
Depth in Hold21' 8"Imperial Feet6.604
Burthen1,886 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1762 - 10.5.1765Commander ADM 6/20/82
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 13.7.1765BWAS-171412.12.1778 - 4.1783Lieutenant ADM 6/21/486BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
28.8.1763Arrived in PlymouthBWAS-1714
10.2.1764Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £12218.0.0dBWAS-1714
13.4.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1778Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:52	Jon Miller	George SimpsonBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1802
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:51	Jon Miller	John LuardBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1795-1797
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:50	Jon Miller	British Merchant packet 'Earl of Mornington' (1799) (14) 1799-1804 British 14 Gun Merchant Packet
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 10:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Georgiana' (1791) (Unknown) 1791-1813 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
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