America-class ship of the line

	HMS Northumberland at the action of 22 May 1812.
Class overview
Name	America class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Pompée class
Succeeded by	Fame class
In service	2 February 1798 - 1850
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	182 ft (55 m) (gundeck); 150 ft (46 m) (keel);
Beam	48 ft 7 1⁄2 in (14.821 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders; Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders; Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders; Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders;

The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French Téméraire-class ship America, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.

Ships

Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf

Ordered: 10 June 1795

Launched: 2 February 1798

Fate: Broken up, 1850

Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf

Ordered: 10 June 1795

Launched: 2 May 1798

Fate: Broken up, 1835

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 (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.

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Preceded by: Pompée class Followed by: Fame class
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy