St Albans-class ship of the line
The St Albans-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
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Name: | St Albans |
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Preceded by: | Essex-class |
Succeeded by: | Exeter-class |
In service: | 12 September 1764 – 1814 |
Completed: | 3 |
Lost: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Ship of the line |
Length: |
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Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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Notes: | Ships in class include: St Albans, Augusta, Director |
Design
Slade based the St Albans draught on that of his earlier 74-gun Bellona-class.
Ships
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard, London
- Ordered: 13 January 1761
- Launched: 12 September 1764
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 13 January 1761
- Launched: 24 October 1763
- Fate: Burned, 1777
- Builder: Clevely, Gravesend
- Ordered: 2 August 1780
- Launched: 9 March 1784
- Fate: Broken up, 1801
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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