Vanguard-class ship of the line

The Vanguard-class ships of the line were a class of two-deck 80-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Symonds, of which nine were completed as sailing ships of the line, although another two of these were completed as (and others converted into) steam warships.

They were originally planned as 78-gun third rates. Two ships were ordered in 1832 and another two in 1833, although one of the latter was intended to be a rebuilding of the second rate Union, and this was subsequently cancelled. At this point the design was modified and they were re-designated as 80-gun second rates. Another ship was ordered to this design in 1838, another seven in 1839 (of which two were subsequently re-ordered three months later as 90-gun ships to a new design - the Albion and Aboukir) and another two in 1840. Two of the above ships were re-ordered and completed as steam battleships - Majestic and Irresistible. A final ship to this design, the Brunswick, was ordered in 1844 but in 1847 she was re-ordered to a modified design.

Ships

 * HMS Vanguard (1835)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 23 June 1832
 * Launched: 25 August 1835
 * Fate: Broken up, 1875


 * HMS Collingwood (1841)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 23 June 1832
 * Launched: 17 August 1841
 * Fate: Sold, 1867


 * HMS Goliath (1842)
 * Builder: Chatham Dockyard
 * Ordered: 7 October 1833
 * Launched: 25 July 1842
 * Fate: Burnt, 1875


 * HMS Superb (1842)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 15 June 1838
 * Launched: 6 September 1842
 * Fate: Broken up, 1869


 * HMS Meeanee (1848)
 * Builder: Bombay Dockyard
 * Ordered: 12 March 1839 (as Madras)
 * Launched: 11 November 1848
 * Fate: Broken up, 1906


 * HMS Centurion (1844)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 18 March 1839
 * Launched: 2 May 1844
 * Fate: Sold, 1870


 * HMS Lion (1847)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 12 March 1840
 * Launched: 29 July 1847
 * Fate: Sold, 1905


 * HMS Colossus (1848)
 * Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
 * Ordered: 18 March 1839
 * Launched: 1 June 1848
 * Fate: Sold, 1867


 * HMS Mars (1848)
 * Builder: Chatham Dockyard
 * Ordered: 18 March 1839
 * Launched: 1 July 1848
 * Fate: Sold, 1929