Neptune class ship of the line
Encyclopedia
The Neptune-class ships of the line were a class of three 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy
by Sir John Henslow. All three of the ships in the class took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
in 1805.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
by Sir John Henslow. All three of the ships in the class took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
in 1805.
Ships
- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 February 1790
- Launched: 28 January 1797
- Fate: Broken up, 1818
- Builder: Chatham DockyardChatham DockyardChatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
- Ordered: 9 December 1790
- Launched: 11 September 1798
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1838
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 January 1788
- Launched: 13 June 1801
- Fate: Broken up, 1857