HMS Lion (1709)

HMS Lion attacks two French vessels carrying Prince Charles onboard, 9 July 1745
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Lion
BuilderRosewell, Chatham Dockyard
Launched20 January 1709
Honours &
awards		Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747
FateSold, 1765
General characteristics as built
Class & type1706 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen914 bm
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs
General characteristics after 1738 rebuild
Class & type1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,068 bm
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Lion or Lyon was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment and launched on 20 January 1709.

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