St Albans class ship of the line
- St Albans class ship of the line
The "St Albans"-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Design
Slade based the "St Albans" draught on that of his earlier 74-gun sclass|Bellona|ship of the line|0.
hips
*HMS|St Albans|1764|6:Builder: Perry, Blackwall:Ordered: 13 January 1761:Launched: 12 September 1764:Fate: Broken up, 1814
*HMS|Augusta|1763|6:Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe:Ordered: 13 January 1761:Launched: 24 October 1763:Fate: Burned, 1777
*HMS|Director|1784|6:Builder: Clevely, Gravesend:Ordered: 2 August 1780:Launched: 9 March 1784:Fate: Broken up, 1801
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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