HMS Tiger was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, constructed at Rotherhithe according to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment. Launched on 23 November 1747, she was built to serve as a formidable warship during the mid-18th century. The vessel's dimensions and specific design features align with the standard 60-gun ships of her class, emphasizing firepower and versatility. Commissioned shortly after her launch, HMS Tiger entered service in December 1747 under Captain Charles Saunders, initially serving in the War of the Austrian Succession. She was part of a squadron under Admiral Peter Warren but did not see active combat during her first months at sea. Following the war's end with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in April 1748, she was returned to Deptford for use as a guard ship. In 1749, Charles Steevens succeeded Saunders as her captain; however, she remained at Deptford until her decommissioning in November 1752. Reactivated in January 1753, HMS Tiger was transferred to Portsmouth Dockyard and commanded successively by Captain Samuel Marshall and Captain Thomas Latham. In early 1754, she was assigned to protect British merchant interests in the East Indies. During the Anglo-French conflicts of the 1750s, she participated in anti-piracy operations, notably in 1756 when she, along with HMS Kent and Kingfisher, carried Indo-Portuguese Topazes to attack Gheriah. In 1756, with the outbreak of war between Britain and France, HMS Tiger was involved in military actions in the Indian subcontinent. She played a role in the British assault on Chandannagar in 1757, where she and HMS Kent navigated the Hooghly River despite French defenses, engaging in fierce artillery exchanges near Fort d'Orleans. By 1760, HMS Tiger was converted into a hulk, marking the end of her active service. She was sold out of the Navy in 1765. Her service history reflects her role in key naval campaigns of mid-18th-century Britain, particularly in the context of colonial expansion and maritime warfare.

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