 Montagu (third from left) off Roseau on 6 June 1761 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Montague |
| Ordered | 12 July 1750 |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Launched | 15 September 1757 |
| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater, 1774 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | 1750 amendments 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1245 (bm) |
| Length | 157 ft 3 in (47.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
HMS Montagu was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Edward Allin [2] and built at Sheerness Dockyard to the standard draught for 60-gun ships as specified by the 1745 Establishment, amended in 1750, and launched on 15 September 1757. [1]
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On 31 January 1759 Montagu and Deptford chased a French privateer that Montague captured the next day. The privateer was Marquis de Martigny, of Granville. She had a crew of 104 men under the command of M. Le Crouse, and was armed with twenty 6-pounder guns. [3]
Then on 15 February, Montagu captured the French privateer cutter Hardi Mendicant, of Dunkirk. Hardi Mendicant had a crew of 60 men under the command of M. Jean Meuleauer, and was armed with eight 6-pounder guns. [3]
In 1761 Montagu participated in the invasion of Dominica. The expedition to Dominica which landed on 6 June 1761 was led by Colonel Andrew Rollo, the Brigadier-General in America who was in command of 26,000 troops, and Commodore James Douglas, Commander-in-Chief at the Leeward Islands, who commanded four ships of the line, the Montague, Sutherland , Belliqueux , his flag ship the Dublin , and two frigates. The fighting lasted for two days, before the French forces surrendered. [4]
