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 HMS Hannibal (left foreground) lies aground and dismasted at the Battle of Algeciras Bay.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Culloden |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Royal Oak-class |
| Succeeded by | Alfred-class |
| In service | 18 May 1776 - 1861 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Lost | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.38 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
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| Notes | Ships in class include: Culloden, Thunderer, Venerable, Terrible, Victorious, Ramillies, Hannibal, Theseus |
The Culloden-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade. The Cullodens were the last class of 74s which Slade designed before his death in 1771.
Ships
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 30 November 1769
- Launched: 18 May 1776
- Fate: Wrecked, 1781
- Builder: Wells, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 23 August 1781
- Launched: 13 November 1783
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 9 August 1781
- Launched: 19 April 1784
- Fate: Wrecked, 1804
- Builder: Wells, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 13 December 1781
- Launched: 28 March 1785
- Fate: Broken up, 1836
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 28 December 1781
- Launched: 27 April 1785
- Fate: Broken up, 1803
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 19 June 1782
- Launched: 12 July 1785
- Fate: Broken up, 1850
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 19 June 1782
- Launched: 15 April 1786
- Fate: Captured, 1801
- Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 11 July 1780
- Launched: 25 September 1786
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5
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