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| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 74 |
| Approved | 1774/08/25 |
| Designer | |
| Rate | Third Rate |
| Type | Ship of the Line |
| Designed Crew | 600 |
| Ships in Class | 10 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 781.00 Imperial Pound ( 354.18 kg) | BWAS-1793 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 x British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 x British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 x British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 x British 9-Pounder | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 168' 0" | 138' 0" | 46' 9" | 19' 9" | 1,604 27⁄94 | |||||
Firm (74)
1759-1791 British 74 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | 15.7.1756 | Blackwall - London | 15.1.1759 | 10.11.1791 | Sold | 154' 8" | 127' 0" | 43' 10" | 18' 7" | 1,297 88⁄94 |
Edgar (74)
1779-1835 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1814 Renamed "Retribution" | 16.7.1774 | Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich | 30.6.1779 | 2.1835 | Broken Up | 168' 0" | 138' 0" | 46' 10" | 19' 9" | 1,609 93⁄94 |
Goliath (74)
1781-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 5.2.1777 | Deptford Dockyard - Deptford | 19.10.1781 | 3.1813 | Razeed | 168' 0" | 138' 0" | 46' 9" | 19' 9" | 1,604 27⁄94 |
Zealous (74)
1785-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 19.6.1782 | Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards | 25.6.1785 | 12.1816 | Broken Up | 168' 6" | 138' 0" | 47 | 19' 9" | 1,607 |
Audacious (74)
1785-1815 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | Unknown | Rotherhithe - London - Surrey | 23.7.1785 | 8.1815 | Broken Up | 168' 2" | 137' 9" | 47' 1" | 19' 10" | 1,624 27⁄94 |
Elephant (74)
1786-1830 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 27.12.1781 | Bursledon - Hampshire | 24.8.1786 | 11.1830 | Broken Up | 168' 0" | 137' 9 ⅞" | 46' 11 ½" | 19' 9 ½" | 1,616 49⁄94 |
Saturn (74)
1786-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 27.12.1781 | Northam - Devon | 22.11.1786 | 4.1813 | Razeed | 168' 2" | 138' 1" | 46' 11" | 19' 10" | 1,616 68⁄94 |
Vanguard (74)
1787-1821 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 9.12.1779 | Deptford Dockyard - Deptford | 6.3.1787 | 29.9.1821 | Broken Up | 168' 0" | 137' 8 ½" | 46' 10 ½" | 19' 9" | 1,609 41⁄94 |
Excellent (74)
1787-1835 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 9.8.1781 | Harwich - Essex | 27.11.1787 | 10.1835 | Broken Up | 168' 0" | 138' 0" | 46' 11" | 19' 9" | 1,615 71⁄94 |
Illustrious (74)
1789-1795 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | 31.12.1781 | Buckler's Hard - Hampshire | 7.7.1789 | 28.3.1795 | Wrecked | 168' 2" | 138' 1" | 46' 11" | 19' 9" | 1,615 51⁄94 |