The ''Barfleur''-class

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were a class of four 90-gun

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s, designed for the

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by Sir

Thomas Slade Sir Thomas Slade (1703/4 – 1771) was an English naval architect best known for designing the Royal Navy warship HMS Victory, HMS ''Victory'', which served as Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalg ...

Design

The design for the ''Barfleur'' class was based upon HMS ''Royal William''.

Ships

* :Builder:

Chatham Dockyard Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham, Kent, Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham; at its most extens ...

:Ordered: 1 March 1762 :Launched: 30 July 1768 :Fate: Broken up, 1819 * :Builder: Chatham Dockyard :Ordered: 11 June 1766 :Launched: 31 August 1772 :Fate: Broken up, 1839 * :Builder:

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:Ordered: 10 September 1767 :Launched: 18 October 1773 :Fate: Broken up, 1807 * :Builder: Chatham Dockyard :Ordered: 17 August 1768 :Launched: 20 August 1777 :Fate: Broken up, 1813

References

* Lavery, Brian (1983). ''The Ship of the Line Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850''. Conway Maritime Press. . * Winfield, Rif (2007). ''British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates''. Seaforth Publishing. . Ship classes of the Royal Navy Ship of the line classes {{UK-line-ship-stub