Temple-class ship of the line

Class overview
NameTemple
Operators Royal Navy
In service1759 - 1762
Completed2
Lost2
General characteristics
Type68-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1422 bm
Length
  • 160 ft 0 in (48.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 132 ft 0 in (40.2 m) (keel)
Beam45 ft 0 in (13.7 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement520 officers and men
Armament
  • 68 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

The Temple class ships were two 68-gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy to the lines of the Vanguard of 1748, i.e. to the outdated 1745 Establishment. The Temple class ships were the last 68-gun ships to be built - both by commercial contract - to the draught specified by that specification.[1]

Design and development

The Temple class were the final 68-gun ships built to the 1745 Establishment. They measured 160 feet (48.8 m) on the gundeck and 132 feet 10 inches (40.5 m) on the keel.[1] They had a beam of 45 feet 1 inch (13.7 m) and a depth of hold of 19 feet 4 inches (5.9 m). The ship had a tonnage of 1,422 tons burthen.[2] The armament of the ships consisted of twenty six 32-pounder guns on the main gun deck and eighteen 18-pounder guns on the gun deck above that. On their forecastle, they mounted two 9-pounder guns, with twelve more mounted on the quarterdeck. Their crew numbered 520 officers and ratings. They were equipped with a full ship rig.[1]

Ships

Construction data
Ship Builder[2] Ordered[1] Laid down[1] Launched[2] Completed[1] Fate[1]
HMS Temple Hugh Blaydes, Hull 9 September 1756 17 November 1755 3 November 1758 11 March 1759 Foundered off Cape Clear, 18 December 1762
HMS Conqueror John Barnard & John Turner, Harwich 11 January 1757 9 February 1757 24 May 1758 3 February 1759 at Harwich, then 15 March 1759 at Portsmouth Wrecked in Plymouth Sound, 26 October 1760

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Winfield, p. 76
  2. 1 2 3 Lavery, p. 177

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
  • Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-617-5
  • Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714 - 1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-295-5
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