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Elizabeth Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns74
Approved1765/12/08
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew550
Ships in Class6

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 781.00 Imperial Pound ( 354.18 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 x British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     168' 6"138' 3 ⅛"46' 10"19' 9"1,612 8894
Elizabeth (74) 1769-1797
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
6.11.1765Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 17.10.17698.1797Broken Up168' 0"137' 9 ⅛"47' 0"19' 9"1,617
Resolution (74) 1770-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
16.9.1766Deptford Dockyard - Deptford 12.4.17703.1813Broken Up168' 6"137' 7 ¾"46' 11"19' 9"1,611 5794
Berwick (74) 1775-1795
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
12.10.1768Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth 18.4.17757.3.1795Captured168' 6"138' 1 ⅛"4719' 9"1,623
Bombay Castle (74) 1782-1796
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
14.7.1779Blackwall Yard - Blackwall 14.6.178221.12.1796Wrecked168' 6"138' 1"47' 1"19' 9"1,628 1994
Defiance (74) 1783-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
4.7.1780Rotherhithe - London - Surrey 10.12.17835.1817Broken Up169' 0"138' 0"47' 4"109' 9"1,644 5494
Swiftsure (74) 1787-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
19.6.1782Deptford - London 4.4.178724.6.1801Captured168' 9 ½"137' 11 ¾"47' 0"19' 9 ½"1,621 2394

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