Elizabeth-class ship of the line explained

The Elizabeth-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships

Ships of the Elizabeth class
Name Builder Ordered Launched Fate
6 November 1765 17 October 1769 Broken up, 1797
16 September 1766 12 April 1770 Broken up, 1813
Deptford Dockyard 8 June 1768 29 March 1774 Broken up, 1804
Portsmouth Dockyard 12 October 1768 18 April 1775 Wrecked, 1805
14 July 1779 14 June 1782 Wrecked, 1796
Perry, Blackwall Yard 8 July 1780 3 April 1783 Broken up, 1812
11 July 1780 10 December 1783 Broken up, 1817
19 June 1782 4 April 1787 Broken up, 1816

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