Canada class ship of the line
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The Canada class ships of the line
were a series of four 74-gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy
by William Bateley. The name ship
of the class was launched in 1765.
naval architecture, the 74-gun third rates were divided into two distinct groupings: the 'large' and 'common' classes. The Canada class ships belonged to the latter grouping, carrying 18 pdr guns on their upper gun decks, as opposed to the 24 pdrs of the large class.
, belonged to this class of ships.
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
were a series of four 74-gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy
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...
by William Bateley. The name ship
Lead ship
The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...
of the class was launched in 1765.
Design
During this period in BritishKingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
naval architecture, the 74-gun third rates were divided into two distinct groupings: the 'large' and 'common' classes. The Canada class ships belonged to the latter grouping, carrying 18 pdr guns on their upper gun decks, as opposed to the 24 pdrs of the large class.
Service
, made famous for Nelson's actions at the Battle of Cape St VincentBattle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)
In the Battle of Cape St Vincent a British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.-Origins:...
, belonged to this class of ships.
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich DockyardWoolwich DockyardWoolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grâce à Dieu , the largest ship of its day....
- Ordered: 1 December 1759
- Launched: 17 September 1765
- Fate: Broken up, 1834
- Builder: Adams & Barnard, DeptfordDeptfordDeptford is a district of south London, England, located on the south bank of the River Thames. It is named after a ford of the River Ravensbourne, and from the mid 16th century to the late 19th was home to Deptford Dockyard, the first of the Royal Navy Dockyards.Deptford and the docks are...
- Ordered: 23 August 1781
- Launched: 11 December 1785
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford
- Ordered: 2 October 1782
- Launched: 1 June 1787
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Batson, LimehouseLimehouseLimehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff to the west and Millwall to the east....
- Ordered: 14 November 1782
- Launched: 26 January 1787
- Fate: Burned and broken up, 1813