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Crown Class (1779)

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Crown Class

Class Details
Nationality	British
Approved	1779
Designer	Edward Hunt
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Designed Crew	500
Ships in Class	4

Designed Dimensions
Dimension		Type	Metric	Source
Length of Gundeck	160' 6"	Imperial Feet	48.92	B057
Length of Keel	131' 8¹/₂"	Imperial Feet	40.14	B057
Breadth	44' 6"	Imperial Feet	13.56	B057
Depth in Hold	19' 5"	Imperial Feet	5.92	B057
Burthen	1,387²⁹/₉₄	Tons BM		B057

Designed Armament
Location	Quantity	Type	Source
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 24-Pounder	B057
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 18-Pounder	B057
Quarterdeck	10	British 9-Pounder	B057
Forecastle	2	British 9-Pounder	B057

Ships in Class
Ordered Date	Shipyard	Launch Date	Name	End of Service	Fate
1778/10/14	Blackwall	1782/03/15	Crown	1816/03	Broken Up
1779/10/15	Bursledon	1782/12/21	Ardent	1794/04/11	Burnt
1779/11/11	Deptford	1782/10/22	Scipio	1798/10	Broken Up
1780/09/03	East Cowes	1787/08/14	Veteran	1816/06	Broken Up

General Notes
Last of its type	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792
This was the last 64-gun class designed for the British Navy. It had an additional pair of gunports on the upper-deck, but guns were not supplied for these.

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B057	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2010/03/31 at 00:25:43 by Cy

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