Ganges class ship of the line

Ganges class ship of the line

The "Ganges"-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

hips


*HMS|Ganges|1782|6:Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe:Ordered: 14 July 1779:Launched: 30 March 1782:Fate: Broken up, 1816

*HMS|Culloden|1783|6:Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe:Ordered: 12 July 1779:Launched: 16 June 1783:Fate: Broken up, 1813

*HMS|Tremendous|1784|6:Builder: Barnard, Deptford:Ordered: 1 January 1782:Launched: 30 October 1784:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1897

*HMS|Invincible|1808|6:Builder: Woolwich Dockyard:Ordered: 25 June 1801:Launched: 15 March 1808:Fate: Broken up, 1861

*HMS|Minden|1810|6:Builder: "Jamshedji Bomanji Wadia", Duncan Docks, Bombay :Ordered: 9 July 1801:Launched: 19 June 1810:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1861

*HMS|Minotaur|1816|6:Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 3 December 1811:Laid Down: December 1812:Launched: 15 April 1816:Fate: Hulked, 1842, BU 1869

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.
* Lyon, David, "The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860", pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5

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