Hercules class ship of the line
- Hercules class ship of the line
The "Hercules" class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Design
The "Hercules" class ships were a development on Slade's previous two designs: the sclass|Dublin|ship of the line|0, and the subsequent one-off HMS|Hero|1759|6.
hips
*HMS|Hercules|1759|6:Builder: Deptford Dockyard:Ordered: 15 July 1756:Launched: 15 March 1759:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1784
*HMS|Thunderer|1760|6:Builder: Woolwich Dockyard:Ordered: 15 July 1756:Launched: 19 March 1760:Fate: Wrecked, 1780
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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