Pompée-class ship of the line

The Pompée-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates.[1] They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French ship Pompée, a Téméraire-class ship of the line which had been captured by Britain in 1793.

Class overview
NamePompée
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byAjax class
Succeeded byAmerica class
In service19 March 1798 - 1865
Completed2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 182 ft 2 in (55.52 m) (gundeck)
  • 149 ft 9 in (45.64 m) (keel)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Plan of the Pompée-class ship of the line

Ships
Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
Ordered: 10 June 1795
Launched: 19 March 1798
Fate: Broken up, 1826
Builder: Cleverley, Gravesend
Ordered: 10 June 1795
Launched: 16 April 1798
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1865

References
  1. 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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