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|Ship image=[[Image:Whitcombe, Battle of the Saints.jpg|300px]] |
|Ship image=[[Image:Whitcombe, Battle of the Saints.jpg|300px]] |
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|Ship caption=''The '''Battle of the Saintes''', |
|Ship caption=''The '''Battle of the Saintes''', 12 April 1782: surrender of the ''Ville de Paris, by [[Thomas Whitcombe]], painted 1783, shows [[Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Hood]]'s [[HMS Barfleur (1768)|''Barfleur'']], centre, attacking the French flagship [[French ship Ville de Paris (1764)|''Ville de Paris'']], right, at the [[Battle of the Saintes]]. |
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{{Infobox Ship Class Overview |
{{Infobox Ship Class Overview |
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|Built range= |
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|In service range= |
|In service range= 30 July 1768 - 1839 |
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*{{HMS|Barfleur|1768|6}} |
*{{HMS|Barfleur|1768|6}} |
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:Builder: [[Chatham Dockyard]] |
:Builder: [[Chatham Dockyard]] |
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:Ordered: |
:Ordered: 1 March 1762 |
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:Launched: |
:Launched: 30 July 1768 |
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:Fate: Broken up, 1819 |
:Fate: Broken up, 1819 |
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*{{HMS|Prince George|1772|6}} |
*{{HMS|Prince George|1772|6}} |
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:Builder: Chatham Dockyard |
:Builder: Chatham Dockyard |
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:Ordered: |
:Ordered: 11 June 1766 |
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:Launched: |
:Launched: 31 August 1772 |
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:Fate: Broken up, 1839 |
:Fate: Broken up, 1839 |
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*{{HMS|Princess Royal|1773|6}} |
*{{HMS|Princess Royal|1773|6}} |
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:Builder: [[Portsmouth Dockyard]] |
:Builder: [[Portsmouth Dockyard]] |
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:Ordered: |
:Ordered: 10 September 1767 |
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:Launched: |
:Launched: 18 October 1773 |
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:Fate: Broken up, 1807 |
:Fate: Broken up, 1807 |
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*{{HMS|Formidable|1777|6}} |
*{{HMS|Formidable|1777|6}} |
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:Builder: Chatham Dockyard |
:Builder: Chatham Dockyard |
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:Ordered: |
:Ordered: 17 August 1768 |
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:Launched: |
:Launched: 20 August 1777 |
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:Fate: Broken up, 1813 |
:Fate: Broken up, 1813 |
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Revision as of 21:12, 18 December 2009
The Barfleur-class ships of the line were a class of four 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
Design
The design for the Barfleur class was based upon HMS Royal William.
Ships
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 1 March 1762
- Launched: 30 July 1768
- Fate: Broken up, 1819
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 11 June 1766
- Launched: 31 August 1772
- Fate: Broken up, 1839
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 10 September 1767
- Launched: 18 October 1773
- Fate: Broken up, 1807
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 August 1768
- Launched: 20 August 1777
- Fate: Broken up, 1813
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.