Worcester class ship of the line
Encyclopedia
The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy
by Sir Thomas Slade
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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 Thomas Slade
Thomas Slade
Sir Thomas Slade was an English naval architect, most famous for designing HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.-Career Outline:...
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Ships
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 16 November 1765
- Launched: 17 October 1769
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Chatham DockyardChatham DockyardChatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
- Ordered: 12 October 1768
- Launched: 28 June 1775
- Fate: Wrecked, 1780
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 12 October 1768
- Launched: 3 September 1777
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837