Elizabeth-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name	Elizabeth
Operators	Royal Navy French Navy
Preceded by	Albion-class
Succeeded by	Royal Oak-class
In service	17 October 1769 - 1817
Completed	8
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.4 m) (gundeck) 139 ft 3⅜ in (42.5 m) (keel)
Beam	46 ft (14 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Elizabeth, Resolution, Cumberland, Berwick, Bombay Castle, Powerful, Defiance, Swiftsure

The Elizabeth-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships

• HMS Elizabeth

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 6 November 1765

Launched: 17 October 1769

Fate: Broken up, 1797

• HMS Resolution

Builder: Deptford Dockyard

Ordered: 16 September 1766

Launched: 12 April 1770

Fate: Broken up, 1813

• HMS Cumberland

Builder: Deptford Dockyard

Ordered: 8 June 1768

Launched: 29 March 1774

Fate: Broken up, 1804

• HMS Berwick

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 18 April 1775

Fate: Wrecked, 1805

• HMS Bombay Castle

Builder: Perry, Blackwall

Ordered: 14 July 1779

Launched: 14 June 1782

Fate: Wrecked, 1796

• HMS Powerful

Builder: Perry, Blackwall

Ordered: 8 July 1780

Launched: 3 April 1783

Fate: Broken up, 1812

• HMS Defiance

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 11 July 1780

Launched: 10 December 1783

Fate: Broken up, 1817

• HMS Swiftsure

Builder: Wells, Deptford

Ordered: 19 June 1782

Launched: 4 April 1787

Fate: Broken up, 1816

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.