The ''Courageux''-class
ships of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colum ...
were a class of six 74-gun
third rates of the
Royal Navy. Their design was a direct copy of the French ship , captured in 1761 by . This class of ship is sometimes referred to as the ''Leviathan'' class. A further two ships of the class were built to a slightly lengthened version of the ''Courageux'' draught. A final two ships were ordered to a third modification of the draught.
Ships
Standard group
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:Builder: Dudman,
Deptford
:Ordered: 14 July 1779
:Launched: 21 January 1783
:Fate: Broken up, 1825
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:Builder: Clevely,
Gravesend
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:Ordered: 13 December 1781
:Launched: 4 April 1787
:Fate: Wrecked, 1798
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:Builder:
Chatham Dockyard
:Ordered: 9 December 1779
:Launched: 9 October 1790
:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1848
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:Builder:
Woolwich Dockyard
:Ordered: 3 December 1782
:Launched: 6 November 1793
:Fate: Wrecked, 1810
Lengthened group
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:Builder: Brindley,
Frindsbury
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:Ordered: 24 November 1802
:Launched: 18 November 1807
:Fate: Sold, 1838
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:Builder:
Deptford Dockyard
:Ordered: 23 July 1805
:Launched: 28 March 1808
:Fate: Broken up, 1825
Modified group
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:Builder: Deptford Dockyard
:Ordered: 30 October 1805
:Launched: 23 August 1808
:Fate: Sold, 1816
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:Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
:Ordered: 30 October 1805
:Launched: 3 March 1809
:Fate: Sold, 1816
References
*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. .
Ship of the line classes
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