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| Class overview |
| Name: |
Nelson |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Caledonia-class |
| In service: |
4 July 1814 - 1928 |
| Completed: |
3 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Ship of the line |
| Length: |
205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
170 ft 7 in (52.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
53 ft 8¾ in (16.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Sails |
| Armament: |
120 guns:
- Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
- Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
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| Notes: |
Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe |
The Nelson-class ships of the line were a class of three 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the Surveyors of the Navy at the time.
Ships
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 23 November 1805
- Launched: 4 July 1814
- Fate: Broken up, 1928
- Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Launched: 11 March 1815
- Fate: Sold, 1906
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 January 1806
- Launched: 28 March 1815
- Fate: Sold, 1854
References
- 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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