Royal Oak-class ship of the line explained

The Royal Oak-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. The were an enlarged version of the Royal Oak class.

Ships

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 November 1765

Launched: 13 November 1769

Fate: Broken up, 1815

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Laid Down: October 1769

Launched: 18 October 1773

Completed for Sea: 12 July 1777

Fate: Broken up, November 1794

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 27 October 1775

Fate: Broken up, 1817

Builder: Adams, Deptford

Ordered: 14 January 1771

Launched: 27 May 1774

Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 14 January 1771

Launched: 25 June 1774

Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Barnard, Harwich

Ordered: 14 January 1771

Launched: 23 December 1775

Fate: Broken up, 1816

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