Pompée-class ship of the line
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pompée |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Ajax class |
| Succeeded by | America class |
| In service | 19 March 1798 - 1865 |
| Completed | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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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.
Ships
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ 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.
