hercules, class, ship, line, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hercules class ships of the line were a class of two 74 gun third rates designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade Model of a 74 gun ship 3rd rate circa 1760 Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760 Class overviewNameHerculesOperators Royal NavyPreceded byDublin classSucceeded byValiant classIn service15 March 1759 1784Completed2Lost1General characteristicsTypeShip of the lineLength166 ft 6 in 50 75 m gundeck 136 ft 0 in 41 45 m keel Beam46 ft 6 in 14 17 m PropulsionSailsArmament74 guns Gundeck 28 32 pounders Upper gundeck 28 18 pounders Quarterdeck 14 9 pounders Forecastle 4 9 poundersNotesShips in class include Hercules ThundererDesign EditThe Hercules class ships were a development on Slade s previous two designs the Dublin class and the subsequent one off HMS Hero Ships EditHMS HerculesBuilder Deptford Dockyard Ordered 15 July 1756 Launched 15 March 1759 Fate Sold out of the service 1784HMS ThundererBuilder Woolwich Dockyard Ordered 15 July 1756 Launched 19 March 1760 Fate Wrecked 1780References EditLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hercules class ship of the line amp oldid 1091869076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
