Pompée-class ship of the line

The Pompée-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates.[1] They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French ship Pompée, a Téméraire-class ship of the line which had been captured by Britain in 1793.

Class overview
NamePompée
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded by Ajax class
Succeeded by America class
In service19 March 1798 - 1865
Completed2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 182 ft 2 in (55.52 m) (gundeck)
  • 149 ft 9 in (45.64 m) (keel)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Plan of the Pompée-class ship of the line

Ships
Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
Ordered: 10 June 1795
Launched: 19 March 1798
Fate: Broken up, 1826
Builder: Cleverley, Gravesend
Ordered: 10 June 1795
Launched: 16 April 1798
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1865

References
  1. 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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