Worcester class ship of the line

Worcester class ship of the line

The "Worcester"-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

hips

*HMS|Worcester|1769|6:Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard:Ordered: 16 November 1765:Launched: 17 October 1769:Fate: Broken up, 1816

*HMS|Stirling Castle|1775|6:Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 12 October 1768:Launched: 28 June 1775:Fate: Wrecked, 1780

*HMS|Lion|1777|6:Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard:Ordered: 12 October 1768:Launched: 3 September 1777:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837

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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