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|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|2}}, centre, attacking the French flagship {{ship|French ship|Ville de Paris|1764|2}}, right, at 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|2}}, centre, attacking the French flagship {{ship|French ship|Ville de Paris|1764|2}}, right, at the [[Battle of the Saintes]].
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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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.


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