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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | America class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Pompée class |
| Succeeded by | Fame class |
| In service | 2 February 1798 - 1850 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 48 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.821 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French Téméraire-class ship America, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.
Ships
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 February 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1850
- Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 May 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1835
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.
- Winfield,Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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