HMS Terrible (1747)

	Drawings of the sterns of two French 74-gun warships captured at Cape Finisterre in October 1747. On the left is Terrible, and on the right, Monarque
History
France
Name	Terrible
Ordered	16 April 1737
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	November 1736
Launched	19 December 1739
Completed	1740
Captured	By the Royal Navy on 14 October 1747
General characteristics
Class & type	74-gun second rank ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,500 French tons (2,800 displacement)
Length	156 French feet (overall); 131 French feet (keel);
Beam	44 French feet 4 inches
Depth of hold	21 French feet
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	620 wartime, 550 peacetime; + 6 officers
Armament	Lower deck: 28 × 36-pdrs; Upper deck: 30 × 18-pdrs; Quarter deck: 10 × 8-pdrs; Forecastle: 6 × 8-pdrs; Poop: 4 × 4-pdrs (until removed 1744);
Great Britain
Name	HMS Terrible
Acquired	14 October 1747
Fate	Sold for breaking up, completed by 16 February 1763
General characteristics
Class & type	74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,590 28⁄94 bm as remeasured by the British
Length	164 ft 3 in (50.1 m) (overall); 133 ft 11 in (40.8 m) (keel);
Beam	47 ft 3 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 7.5 in (6.29 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	650
Armament	Lower deck: 28 × 32-pdrs; Upper deck: 30 × 18-pdrs; Quarter deck: 10 × 9-pdrs; Forecastle: 6 × 9-pdrs;

Terrible was originally a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1739. Captured on 14 October 1747, she was taken into Royal Navy service as the third rate HMS Terrible.