Nelson-class ship of the line
Appearance
Class overview | |
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Name | Nelson |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Caledonia-class |
In service | 4 July 1814 - 1928 |
Completed | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 7 in (51.99 m) (keel) |
Beam | 53 ft 8+3⁄4 in (16.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help) 120 guns:
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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 Surveyors of the Navy at the time.
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 November 1805
- Launched: 4 July 1814
- Fate: Broken up, 1928
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Launched: 11 March 1815
- Fate: Sold, 1906
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Launched: 28 March 1815
- 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. ISBN978-1-84415-717-4.