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Sandwich-class ship of the line

Holman, Cape St Vincent.jpg
The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
Class overview
Name: Sandwich
Operators:  Royal Navy
Preceded by: 1745 Establishment
Succeeded by: London class
In service: 14 April 1759 – 1810
Completed: 3
Lost: 1
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Length:
  • 176 ft (53.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 142 ft 7½ in (43.5 m) (keel)
Beam: 49 ft (14.9 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
Notes: Ships in class include: Sandwich, Ocean, Blenheim

The Sandwich class ships of the line were a class of three 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.



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