| 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) |
| Beam: | 48 ft 7½ in (14.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
| 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 Téméraire-class French ship America, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.