Albion-class ship of the line (1763)
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Name | Albion class |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Ramillies class |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth class |
In service | 1763–1820 |
Completed | 5 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
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The Albion-class ship of the line were a class of five 74-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Design
[edit]Slade based the design of the Albion class on the lines of the 90-gun ship Neptune.
Ships
[edit]- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 1 December 1759
- Launched: 16 May 1763
- Fate: Wrecked, 1797
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 22 October 1767
- Launched: 26 September 1771
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 21 August 1774
- Launched: 30 July 1779
- Fate: Broken up, 1817
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 2 February 1778
- Launched: 23 March 1780
- Fate: Broken up, 1820
- Builder: Barnard, Harwich
- Ordered: 8 July 1778
- Launched: 6 December 1782
- Fate: Broken up, 1806
References
[edit]- 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.