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Elizabeth-class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name: Elizabeth
Operators:
Preceded by: Albion class
Succeeded by: Royal Oak class
In service: 17 October 1769 – 1817
Completed: 8
Lost: 2
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Length:
  • 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
  • 139 ft 3 38 in (42.453 m) (keel)
Beam: 46 ft (14 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders
Notes: Ships in class include: Elizabeth, Resolution, Cumberland, Berwick, Bombay Castle, Powerful, Defiance, Swiftsure

The Elizabeth-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.



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