America-class ship of the line
{{distinguish|America-class steamship|America-class amphibious assault ship}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= Thomas Whitcombe - Destruction of the French Frigates LArianne LAndromache.jpg |Ship caption={{HMS|Northumberland|1798|6}} at the action of 22 May 1812. }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=America class |Builders= |Operators={{navy|United Kingdom}} |Class before={{sclass|Pompée|ship of the line|4}} |Class after={{sclass|Fame|ship of the line|4}} |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= |In service range= 2 February 1798 - 1850 |In commission range= |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=2 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired=2 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Ship of the line |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= |Ship tons burthen= |Ship length=*{{convert|182|ft|abbr=on}} (gundeck)
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The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French {{sclass|Téméraire|ship of the line|0}} ship {{ship|French ship|America|1788|2}}, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.
Ships
- {{HMS|Northumberland|1798|6}}
:Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
:Ordered: 10 June 1795
:Launched: 2 February 1798
:Fate: Broken up, 1850
- {{HMS|Renown|1798|6}}
:Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
:Ordered: 10 June 1795
:Launched: 2 May 1798
:Fate: Broken up, 1835
References
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
- Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-84415-717-4}}.
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Category:Ship of the line classes
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