Ganges-class ship of the line
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Class overview | |
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Name | Ganges |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Alfred class |
Succeeded by | Courageux class |
In service | 30 March 1782 - 1897 |
Completed | 6 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Length |
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Beam | 47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament |
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Notes | Ships in class include: Ganges, Culloden, Tremendous, Invincible, Minden, Minotaur |
The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt in 1779.
Ships
[edit]- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 14 July 1779
- Launched: 30 March 1782
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 12 July 1779
- Launched: 16 June 1783
- Fate: Broken up, 1813
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford
- Ordered: 1 January 1782
- Launched: 30 October 1784
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1897
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 25 June 1801
- Launched: 15 March 1808
- Fate: Broken up, 1861
- Builder: Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Duncan Docks, Bombay
- Ordered: 9 July 1801
- Launched: 19 June 1810
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1861
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 3 December 1811
- Laid Down: December 1812
- Launched: 15 April 1816
- Fate: Hulked, 1842, Broken up 1869
References
[edit]- 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.
- Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5