Bellona class ship of the line
- Bellona class ship of the line
The "Bellona"-class ships of the line were a class of five 74-gun third rates, whose design for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade was approved on 31 January 1758. Three ships were ordered on 28 December 1757, with names being assigned on 1 February 1758. Two further ships to this design were ordered on 13 December 1758, at the same time as two ships of a revised design - the "Arrogant" Class.
Design
Slade's "Bellona" class was the first class of British 74s to have a gun deck length of 168 ft, and marked the beginning of a stabilisation of the design of this size of ship. Several subsequent classes designed by Slade were almost identical to the "Bellona" draught, with the main differences restricted to the underwater hull - the most numerous of these being the "Arrogant" and "Elizabeth" classes. ["The 74-gun ship "Bellona"."]
hips
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HMS|Bellona|1760|6:Builder:
Chatham Dockyard:Ordered:
28 December 1757.:Laid down:
10 May 1758.:Launched:
19 February 1760.:Completed:
6 April 1760.:Fate: Broken up at Chatham, September
1814.
*HMS|Dragon|1760|6:Builder: Deptford Dockyard:Ordered: 28 December 1757.:Laid down: 28 March 1758.:Launched: 4 March 1760.:Completed: 19 April 1760.:Fate: Sold to be broken up, June 1784.
*HMS|Superb|1760|6:Builder: Deptford Dockyard:Ordered: 28 December 1757.:Laid down: 12 April 1758.:Launched: 27 October 1760.:Completed: 19 December 1760.:Fate: Wrecked at Bombay, 7 November 1783.
*HMS|Kent|1762|6:Builder: Deptford Dockyard:Ordered: 13 December 1758.:Laid down: 24 April 1759.:Launched: 26 March 1762.:Completed: 8 July 1762.:Fate: Sold to be broken up, August 1784.
*HMS|Defence|1763|6:Builder: Plymouth Dockyard:Ordered: 13 December 1758.:Laid down: 14 May 1759.:Launched: 31 March 1763.:Completed: 19 October 1770.:Fate: Wrecked off Jutland, 24 December 1811.
Notes
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.
*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The 74-gun ship "Bellona"." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-916-6.
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