America class ship of the line
- America class ship of the line
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.
hips
*HMS|Northumberland|1798|6:Builder: Barnard, Deptford:Ordered: 10 June 1795:Launched: 2 February 1798:Fate: Broken up, 1850
*HMS|Renown|1798|6:Builder: Dudman, Deptford: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.
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