Duke-class ship of the line

HMS Glory (center)
Class overview
Name	Duke
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Barfleur class
Succeeded by	Boyne class
In service	18 October 1777 – 1843
Completed	4
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) 145 ft 3 in (44.27 m) (keel)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Duke, Glory, St George, Atlas

The Duke-class ships of the line were a class of four 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams. ^[1]

Ships

• HMS Duke

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 18 June 1771

Launched: 18 October 1777

Fate: Broken up, 1843

• HMS Glory

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 July 1774

Launched: 5 July 1788

Fate: Broken up, 1825

• HMS St George

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 July 1774

Launched: 14 October 1785

Fate: Wrecked, 1811

• HMS Atlas

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 5 August 1777

Launched: 13 February 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1821

Citations

1. Winfield, p. 23

References

• Lavery, Brian (1984). The Ship of the Line. Vol. 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Naval Institute Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84415-700-6.