America-class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
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| 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 m) (gundeck) 150 ft (45.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 48 ft 7 1⁄2 in (14.821 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 74 guns:
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| 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.
Ships
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 February 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1850
- Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 May 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1835
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.
- Winfield,Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.