HMS Conqueror (1773)

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]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Conqueror
Ordered	12 October 1768
Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	October 1769
Launched	10 October 1773
Fate	Broken up, 1794
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Royal Oak-class ship of the line[2]
Tons burthen	1606
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

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]