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Neptune-class ship of the line

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Neptune-class ship of the line
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The Neptune-class ships of the line were a class of three 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. All three of the ships in the class took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

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Ships

Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Ordered: 15 February 1790
Launched: 28 January 1797
Fate: Broken up, 1818
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 9 December 1790
Launched: 11 September 1798
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1838
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 17 January 1788
Launched: 13 June 1801
Fate: Broken up, 1857

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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