Crown class ship of the line
Encyclopedia
The Crown-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy
by Sir Edward Hunt
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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 Sir Edward Hunt
Edward Hunt
Edward Hunt arrived in Sydney in 1814 and soon rose to prominence in that city. He was a cabinet maker and involved in religious and charitable matters...
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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: Unknown
- Launched: 15 March 1782
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Staves & Parsons, BursledonBursledonBursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon Windmill. Nearby villages include Swanwick, Hamble-le-Rice, Netley and Sarisbury...
- Ordered: 9 September 1779
- Launched: 21 December 1782
- Fate: Blown up, 1794
- Builder: 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: 11 November 1779
- Launched: 22 October 1782
- Fate: Broken up, 1798