Nelson-class ship of the line
Class overview | |
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Name: | Nelson |
Operators: | Royal Navy |
Preceded by: | Caledonia class |
In service: | 4 July 1814 – 1928 |
Completed: | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Ship of the line |
Tons burthen: | 2,601 4/94 bm (design) |
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Beam: | 53 ft 6 in (16.3 m) |
Depth of hold: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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Notes: | Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe |
The Nelson-class ships of the line were a class of three 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the two Surveyors of the Navy at the time.
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 November 1805
- Laid down: December 1809
- Launched: 4 July 1814
- Completed: 17 August 1814
- Fate: Broken up, 1928
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Laid down: May 1810
- Launched: 11 March 1815
- Completed 1829
- Fate: Sold, 1906
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Laid down: June 1808
- Launched: 28 March 1815
- Completed: 1835
- Fate: Sold, 1854
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.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List, 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
- Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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