Class overview | |
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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 |
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Beam: | 48 ft 7 1⁄2 in (14.821 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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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.