Dublin class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dublin |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | 1745 Establishment |
| Succeeded by: | Hercules-class |
| In service: | 6 May 1757 - 1802 |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: |
165 ft 6 in (50.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 6 in (14.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Notes: | Ships in class include: Dublin, Norfolk, Shrewsbury, Lenox, Warspite, Resolution, Mars |
The Dublin class ships of the line were a class of seven 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
[edit] Design
The Dublin class ships were the first 74-gun ships designed by Slade, and marked the beginning of a more dynamic era of naval design than that seen in the ultra-conservative Establishment era preceding it.
[edit] Ships
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 26 August 1755
- Launched: 28 December 1757
- Fate: Broken up, 1774
- Builder: Wells, Deptford
- Ordered: 31 October 1755
- Launched: 23 February 1758
- Fate: Condemned, 1783
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 November 1755
- Launched: 25 February 1758
- Fate: Sunk as breakwater, 1784
- Builder: West, Deptford
- Ordered: 14 November 1755
- Launched: 8 April 1758
- Fate: Broken up, 1802
- Builder: Bird, Northam
- Ordered: 24 November 1755
- Launched: 14 December 1758
- Fate: Wrecked, 1759
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 November 1755
- Launched: 15 March 1759
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1784
[edit] 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 (1993) The Sailing Navy List. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-617-5
- Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714 - 1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1861762955
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