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Royal Oak Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns74
Approved1765/12/18
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew600
Ships in Class5

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 781.00 Imperial Pound ( 354.18 kg)BWAS-1714
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' 2"46' 9"20' 0"1,606 2194
Royal Oak (74) 1769-1815
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Assistance"
16.11.1765Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 13.11.17692.11.1815Broken Up168' 6"138' 2"46' 9"20' 0"1,606 2194
Conqueror (74) 1773-1794
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
12.10.1768Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth 10.10.177311.1794Broken Up168' 6"138' 2"46' 9"20' 0"1,606 2294
Hector (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
14.1.1771Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards 27.5.17742.1816Broken Up168' 7"138' 1"47' 0"20' 0 ¾"1,622 4594
Bedford (74) 1775-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
12.10.1768Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 27.10.177510.1817Broken Up168' 6"138' 2"46' 9"20' 0"1,606 2194
Sultan (74) 1775-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
14.1.1771Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards 23.12.17751.1816Broken Up168' 6"137' 11"46' 11"20' 0"1,614 7394

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