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.
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Class overview | |
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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 |
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Beam: | 49 ft (14.9 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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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.