Ajax class ship of the line
Encyclopedia
The Ajax-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy
. They were grouped in with the large class of 74s, as they carried 24 pdrs on their upper gun decks, rather than the 18 pdrs of the middling and common class 74s. The design of the Ajax-class was a lengthened version of the .
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. They were grouped in with the large class of 74s, as they carried 24 pdrs on their upper gun decks, rather than the 18 pdrs of the middling and common class 74s. The design of the Ajax-class was a lengthened version of the .
Ships
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall YardBlackwall YardBlackwall Yard was a shipyard on the Thames at Blackwall, London, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987...
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 17 January 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1881
- Builder: Randall, RotherhitheRotherhitheRotherhithe is a residential district in inner southeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is located on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank, and is a part of the Docklands area...
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 3 March 1798
- Fate: Accidentally burnt, 1807