America class ship of the line

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Class overview

Name:	America
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Pompée-class
In service:	2 February 1798 - 1850
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	182 ft (55.5 m) (gundeck) 150 ft (45.7 m) (keel)
Beam:	48 ft 7½ in (14.9 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes:	Ships in class include: Northumberland, Renown

The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French ship America, which had been captured in 1794.