Pompée class ship of the line
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The Pompée-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 ship , a Téméraire class ship of the line
which had been captured by Britain in 1793.
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...
to the lines of the French ship , a Téméraire class ship of the line
Téméraire class ship of the line
The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
which had been captured by Britain in 1793.
Ships
- Builder: Pitcher, NorthfleetNorthfleetNorthfleet is a town in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. Its name is derived from North creek , and the settlement on the shore of the River Thames adjacent to Gravesend was known as Norfluet in the Domesday Book, and Northflet in 1201...
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 19 March 1798
- Fate: Broken up, 1826
- Builder: Cleverley, GravesendGravesend, KentGravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
- Ordered: 10 June 1795
- Launched: 16 April 1798
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1865