Royal Oak-class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Royal Oak |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth class |
| Succeeded by | Culloden class |
| In service | 13 November 1769 - 1818 |
| Completed | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
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| Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
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| Notes | Ships in class include: Royal Oak, Conqueror, Bedford, Hector, Vengeance, Sultan |
The Royal Oak-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. The Alfred class were an enlarged version of the Royal Oak class.
Ships
[edit]- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 16 November 1765
- Launched: 13 November 1769
- Fate: Broken up, 1815
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 12 October 1768
- Laid Down: October 1769
- Launched: 18 October 1773
- Completed for Sea: 12 July 1777
- Fate: Broken up, November 1794
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 12 October 1768
- Launched: 27 October 1775
- Fate: Broken up, 1817
- Builder: Adams, Deptford
- Ordered: 14 January 1771
- Launched: 27 May 1774
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 14 January 1771
- Launched: 25 June 1774
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Barnard, Harwich
- Ordered: 14 January 1771
- Launched: 23 December 1775
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
References
[edit]- 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.
- Winfield, Rif. British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates, pub Seaforth, 2007, ISBN 1-86176-295-X
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