HMS Vanguard (1748)
HMS Vanguard was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 April 1748.[1] She was built by Philemon Ewer at his East Cowes yard on the Isle of Wight to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment,[1] at a cost of £8,009.She was the fourth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name Vanguard.The Atlante, commanded by Jean Vauquelin, and the Pomone sunk, and the important personnel were taken prisoner.In 1762, under the command of Sir George Rodney, she took part in the capture of Martinique.