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Nelson Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns100
Approved1806/10/01
Designer
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
RateFirst Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew875
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 1,538.00 Imperial Pound ( 697.48 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck32 x British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 x British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 x British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 x British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 x British 24-Pound Carronade

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     205' 0"170' 10 ⅛"53' 6"24' 0"2,601 494
Nelson (120) 1814-1898
British 120 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
23.11.1805Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 4.7.181428.4.1898Sold205' 0 ¾"170' 10"53' 8"24' 0"2,617 494
Saint Vincent (120) 1815-1906
British 120 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
15.1.1806Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 11.3.181515.5.1906Sold204' 11"170' 6 ¼"53' 8"24' 0"2,612 3194
Howe (120) 1815-1854
British 120 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
15.1.1806Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 28.3.181523.2.1854Broken Up205' 0"170' 7"53' 8 ¾"24' 0"2,619 3694

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