HMS Conqueror (1758)

	Conqueror
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Conqueror
Builder	Barnard, Harwich
Launched	24 May 1758
Fate	Wrecked, 1760
General characteristics
Class and type	68-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	143211⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft (49 m) (gundeck)
Beam	45 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	68 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs;

HMS Conqueror was a 68-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 May 1758 at Harwich.^[1] Commanded by Captain William Lloyd in the Battle of Lagos.

While under the command of Lloyd, she was wrecked in 1760.^[1]

Notes[]

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.

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History
Conqueror
Great Britain
Name	HMS Conqueror
Builder	Barnard, Harwich
Launched	24 May 1758
Fate	Wrecked, 1760
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	68-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	143211⁄94 (bm)
Length	160 ft (49 m) (gundeck)
Beam	45 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.89 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	68 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs