Barfleur-class ship of the line

For other uses of "Barfleur", see Barfleur (disambiguation).

The Barfleur-class ships of the line were a class of four 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris, by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hood's Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right, at the Battle of the Saintes.
Class overview
Name	Barfleur
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	London class
Succeeded by	Duke class
In service	30 July 1768 – 1839
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) 144 ft 0.75 in (43.9103 m) (keel)
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Barfleur, Prince George, Princess Royal, Formidable

Design

The design for the Barfleur class was based upon HMS Royal William.

Ships

• HMS Barfleur

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 1 March 1762

Launched: 30 July 1768

Fate: Broken up, 1819

• HMS Prince George

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 11 June 1766

Launched: 31 August 1772

Fate: Broken up, 1839

• HMS Princess Royal

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 10 September 1767

Launched: 18 October 1773

Fate: Broken up, 1807

• HMS Formidable

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 17 August 1768

Launched: 20 August 1777

Fate: Broken up, 1813

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983). The Ship of the Line Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.