Ramillies-class ship of the line

Loss of HMS Ramillies by Robert Dodd
Class overview
NameRamillies class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byCanada class
Succeeded byAlbion class
In service4 September 1762 – 1817
Completed9
Lost5
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
  • 138 ft 3+3⁄8 in (42.148 m)(keel) (first group)
  • 138 ft 1 in (42.09 m) (keel) (second group)
Beam
  • 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) (first group)
  • 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m) (second group)
PropulsionSails
Complement550
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
NotesShips in class include: Ramillies, Monarch, Magnificent, Marlborough, Terrible, Russell, Invincible, Robust, Prince of Wales

The Ramillies-class ships of the line were a class of nine 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

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