Class overview | |
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Name: | Royal Oak |
Operators: | Royal Navy |
Preceded by: | Elizabeth class |
Succeeded by: | Culloden class |
In service: | 13 November 1769 - 1818 |
Completed: | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Ship of the line |
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Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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Notes: | Ships in class include: Royal Oak, Conqueror, Bedford, Hector, Vengeance, Sultan |
The Royal Oak-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. The Alfred class were an enlarged version of the Royal Oak class.