Fame-class ship of the line

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|Name=Fame

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

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

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|In service range= 17 June 1802 – 1868

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|Total ships completed=9

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|Ship length=*Fame:

  • 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 144 ft (43.9 m) (keel)
  • Rest of first batch:
  • 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 144 ft 1⅝ in (43.9 m) (keel)
  • Second batch:
  • 175 ft 6 in (53.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 144 ft 4⅝ in (44.0 m) (keel)

|Ship beam=*Fame:

  • 47 ft 8 in (12.7 m)
  • Rest of first batch:
  • 47 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
  • Second batch:
  • 47 ft 9½ in (12.8 m)

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|Ship armament=*74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

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|Ship notes=Ships in class include: {{HMS|Albion|1802|2}}, {{HMS|Hero|1803|2}}, {{HMS|Illustrious|1803|2}}, {{HMS|Fame|1805|2}}, {{HMS|Marlborough|1807|2}}, {{HMS|York|1807|2}}, {{HMS|Sultan|1807|2}}, {{HMS|Royal Oak|1809|2}}, {{HMS|Hannibal|1810|2}}

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The Fame-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. After the name-ship of the class was ordered in October 1799, the design was slightly altered before the next three ships were ordered in February 1800. A second batch of five ships was ordered in 1805 to a slightly further modified version of the original draught.

Ships

=First batch=

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  • {{HMS|Fame|1805|6}}

:Builder: Deptford Dockyard

:Ordered: 15 October 1799

:Laid down: 22 January 1802

:Launched: 8 October 1805

:Fate: Broken up, 1817

  • {{HMS|Albion|1802|6}}

:Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard

:Ordered: 4 February 1800

:Laid down: June 1800

:Launched: 17 June 1802

:Fate: Broken up, 1836

  • {{HMS|Hero|1803|6}}

:Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard

:Ordered: 4 February 1800

:Laid down: August 1800

:Launched: 18 August 1803

:Fate: Wrecked, 1811

  • {{HMS|Illustrious|1803|6}}

:Builder: Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe

:Ordered: 4 February 1800

:Laiddown: February 1801

:Launched: 3 September 1803

:Fate: Broken up, 1868

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=Second batch=

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  • {{HMS|Marlborough|1807|6}}

:Builder: Mrs Barnard, Deptford Wharf

:Ordered: 31 January 1805

:Laid down: August 1805

:Launched: 22 June 1807

:Fate: Broken up, 1835

  • {{HMS|York|1807|6}}

:Builder: Brent, Rotherhithe

:Ordered: 31 January 1805

:Laid down: August 1805

:Launched: 7 July 1807

:Fate: Broken up, 1854

  • {{HMS|Sultan|1807|6}}

:Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf

:Ordered: 31 January 1805

:Laid down: December 1805

:Launched: 19 September 1807

:Fate: Broken up, 1864

  • {{HMS|Hannibal|1810|6}}

:Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard

:Ordered: 31 January 1805

:Laid down: December 1805

:Launched: May 1810

:Fate: Broken up, 1833

  • {{HMS|Royal Oak|1809|6}}

:Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf

:Ordered: 31 January 1805

:Laid down: June 1806

:Launched: 4 March 1809

:Fate: Broken up, 1850

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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. Seaforth Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-84415-717-4}}.

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