HMS Terrible (1762)

HMS Terrible (1762)

HMS "Terrible" was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 September 1762 at Harwich, England.

In 1778 she fought at the First Battle of Ushant, and in 1781 "Terrible" was part of Sir Thomas Graves' fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake. During the course of the battle, she took heavy damage, and was scuttled by burning after the battle had ended.Fact|date=September 2008

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*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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