America-class ship of the line

{{distinguish|America-class steamship|America-class amphibious assault ship}}

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|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.

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|Name=America class

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|Class before={{sclass|Pompée|ship of the line|4}}

|Class after={{sclass|Fame|ship of the line|4}}

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|In service range= 2 February 1798 - 1850

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  • {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} (keel)

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|Ship armament=*74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

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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

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Category:Ship of the line classes

Category:1798 ships

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