Crown class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name: Crown
Operators: Naval flag of United Kingdom Royal Navy
Preceded by: Inflexible-class
Succeeded by: None
In service: 15 March 1782 - 1816
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Length:

160 ft 5 in (48.9 m) (gundeck)

131 ft 5 in (40.1 m) (keel)
Beam: 44 ft 10 in (13.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:

64 guns:

  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
Notes: Ships in class include: Crown, Ardent, Scipio

The Crown-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

[edit] Ships

Builder: Perry, Blackwall
Ordered: Unknown
Launched: 15 March 1782
Fate: Broken up, 1816
Builder: Staves & Parsons, Bursledon
Ordered: 9 September 1779
Launched: 21 December 1782
Fate: Blown up, 1794
Builder: Barnard, Deptford
Ordered: 11 November 1779
Launched: 22 October 1782
Fate: Broken up, 1798

[edit] References

  • 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.
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