Ganges-class ship of the line explained

The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt in 1779.

Ships

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 14 July 1779

Launched: 30 March 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 12 July 1779

Launched: 16 June 1783

Fate: Broken up, 1813

Builder: Barnard, Deptford

Ordered: 1 January 1782

Launched: 30 October 1784

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1897

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 25 June 1801

Launched: 15 March 1808

Fate: Broken up, 1861

Builder: Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Duncan Docks, Bombay

Ordered: 9 July 1801

Launched: 19 June 1810

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1861

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 3 December 1811

Laid Down: December 1812

Launched: 15 April 1816

Fate: Hulked, 1842, Broken up 1869

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