Worcester-class ship of the line

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Class overview
HMS Lion
Name	Worcester
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Intrepid class
Succeeded by	Inflexible class
In service	17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck) 130 ft 7+1⁄2 in (39.8 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Worcester, Stirling Castle, Lion

The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships

HMS Worcester

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 November 1765

Launched: 17 October 1769

Fate: Broken up, 1816

HMS Stirling Castle

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 28 June 1775

Fate: Wrecked, 1780

HMS Lion

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 12 October 1768

Launched: 3 September 1777

Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837

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.

v t e Worcester-class ships of the line
Worcester Stirling Castle Lion
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy

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