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Courageux-class ship of the line
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The Courageux-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy. Their design was a direct copy of the French ship Courageux, captured in 1761 by HMS Bellona. This class of ship is sometimes referred to as the Leviathan class. A further two ships of the class were built to a slightly lengthened version of the Courageux draught. A final two ships were ordered to a third modification of the draught.
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Ships
Standard group
- Builder: Dudman, Deptford
- Ordered: 14 July 1779
- Launched: 21 January 1783
- Fate: Broken up, 1825
- Builder: Clevely, Gravesend
- Ordered: 13 December 1781
- Launched: 4 April 1787
- Fate: Wrecked, 1798
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 9 December 1779
- Launched: 9 October 1790
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1848
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 3 December 1782
- Launched: 6 November 1793
- Fate: Wrecked, 1810
Lengthened group
- Builder: Brindley, Frindsbury
- Ordered: 24 November 1802
- Launched: 18 November 1807
- Fate: Sold, 1838
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 July 1805
- Launched: 28 March 1808
- Fate: Broken up, 1825
Modified group
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 30 October 1805
- Launched: 23 August 1808
- Fate: Sold, 1816
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 30 October 1805
- Launched: 3 March 1809
- Fate: Sold, 1816
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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.
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