St Albans class ship of the line
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The St Albans-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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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 class of three 64-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 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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Design
Slade based the St Albans draught on that of his earlier 74-gun .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...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... - Ordered: 13 January 1761
- Launched: 12 September 1764
- Fate: Broken up, 1814
- Builder: Wells and Stanton, RotherhitheRotherhitheRotherhithe is a residential district in inner southeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is located on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank, and is a part of the Docklands area...
- Ordered: 13 January 1761
- Launched: 24 October 1763
- Fate: Burned, 1777
- Builder: Clevely, GravesendGravesend, KentGravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
- Ordered: 2 August 1780
- Launched: 9 March 1784
- Fate: Broken up, 1801