Nelson class ship of the line
- Nelson class ship of the line
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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Nelson |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Caledonia-class |
| In service: |
4 July 1814 - 1928 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: |
2,601 4/94 bm (design) |
| Length: |
205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
170 ft 10 1⁄8 in (52.073 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
53 ft 6 in (16.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: |
24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Sails |
| Armament: |
120 guns:
- Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
- Roundhouse: 6 × 24 pdr carronades [not counted in 120 total]
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| Notes: |
Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe |
The Nelson-class ships of the line were a class of three 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the two Surveyors of the Navy at the time.
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 November 1805
- Laid down: December 1809
- Launched: 4 July 1814
- Completed: 17 August 1814
- Fate: Broken up, 1928
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Laid down: May 1810
- Launched: 11 March 1815
- Completed 1829
- Fate: Sold, 1906
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Laid down: June 1808
- Launched: 28 March 1815
- Completed: 1835
- Fate: Sold, 1854
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 and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List, 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
- Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
Categories:
- Nelson class ships of the line
- Ship of the line classes
- United Kingdom ship of the line stubs
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