HMS Eagle (1774)

	Eagle
History
→ Great Britain → United Kingdom
Name	HMS Eagle
Ordered	14 January 1771
Builder	Wells, Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1771
Launched	2 May 1774
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Sadras (1782); Battle of Providien (1782); Battle of Negapatam (1782); Battle of Trincomalee (1782); Battle of Cuddalore (1783);
Fate	Broken up, Chatham UK, October 1812
General characteristics
Class and type	Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1372 bm
Length	159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gun deck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Draught	10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs;

HMS Eagle was a British 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 May 1774 at Rotherhithe.

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