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America-class ship of the line

HMS Northumberland battle.jpg
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:
  • 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 150 ft (46 m) (keel)
Beam: 48 ft 7 12 in (14.821 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

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.



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