Worcester-class ship of the line

The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

HMS Lion
Class overview
Name	Worcester
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Intrepid class
Succeeded by	Inflexible class
In service	17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck) 130 ft 7+1⁄2 in (39.8 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Worcester, Stirling Castle, Lion

Ships

• HMS Worcester

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 November 1765

Launched: 17 October 1769

Fate: Broken up, 1816

• HMS Stirling Castle

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 28 June 1775

Fate: Wrecked, 1780

• HMS Lion

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 3 September 1777

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837

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.