Sandwich class ship of the line

Sandwich class ship of the line

The "Sandwich" class ships of the line were a class of three 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

hips

*HMS|Sandwich|1759|6:Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 22 November 1755:Launched: 14 April 1759:Fate: Broken up, 1810

*HMS|Ocean|1761|6:Builder: Chatham Dockyard:Ordered: 22 April 1758:Launched: 21 April 1761:Fate: Sold out of the service, 1793

*HMS|Blenheim|1761|6:Builder: Woolwich Dockyard:Ordered: 12 November 1755:Launched: 5 July 1761:Fate: Wrecked, 1807

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.

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