Neptune class ship of the line
- Neptune class ship of the line
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Boyne |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Boyne-class |
| Succeeded by: |
Boyne-class |
| In service: |
28 January 1797 - 1857 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Ship of the line |
| Length: |
185 ft (56 m) (gundeck)
152 ft 6 1⁄2 in (46.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
51 ft (16 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Sails |
| Armament: |
98 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
- Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
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| Notes: |
Ships in class include: Neptune, Temeraire, Dreadnought |
The Neptune-class ships of the line were a class of three 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. All three of the ships in the class took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Ships
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 February 1790
- Launched: 28 January 1797
- Fate: Broken up, 1818
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 9 December 1790
- Launched: 11 September 1798
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1838
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 January 1788
- Launched: 13 June 1801
- Fate: Broken up, 1857
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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