America class ship of the line
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The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy
to the lines of the Téméraire-class
French ship America
, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.
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...
to the lines of the Téméraire-class
Téméraire class ship of the line
The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
French ship America
French ship America (1788)
America was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1794 at the Battle of the Glorious First of June. She then served with the British under the name HMS Impetueux until she was broken up in 1813...
, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.
Ships
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 February 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1850
- Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 2 May 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1835