Worcester-class ship of the line

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Class overview
NameWorcester
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded by Intrepid class
Succeeded by Inflexible class
In service17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed3
Lost1
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 130 ft 7+12 in (39.8 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
NotesShips in class include: Worcester, Stirling Castle, Lion

The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships[]

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 16 November 1765
Launched: 17 October 1769
Fate: Broken up, 1816
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 12 October 1768
Launched: 28 June 1775
Fate: Wrecked, 1780
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 12 October 1768
Launched: 3 September 1777
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837

References[]

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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