Worcester-class ship of the line

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H.M.S. Lion 1794 RMG PU5995 (cropped).jpg
HMS Lion in 1794
Class overview
NameWorcester
OperatorsNaval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Preceded by Intrepid class
Succeeded by Inflexible class
In service17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed3
Lost1
General characteristics
Type Ship 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

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