HMS ''Temple'' was a 68-gun

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of the

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, launched on 3 November 1758 at

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in Hull. Commissioned in January 1759 under the command of Washington Shirley, she saw service at the

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in November. The following year, in March 1760, she sailed for the West Indies under Captain Lucius O'Brien. With the aid of the cutter ''Griffin'', in September of that year she recaptured the sloop ''Virgin'' off Grenada. ''Temple'' operated as part of the fleet at the capture of Havana in 1762, under the command of Julian Legge. From June to September she was commanded by Chaloner Ogle and thereafter by Thomas Collingwood. On 18 December of that year, en route home to England, she developed severe leaks off Cape Clear Island and foundered at sea and was lost.

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*Lavery, Brian (1983) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Temple (1758) Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1758 ships Temple-class ships of the line Maritime incidents in 1762