America-class ship of the line

The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the Téméraire-class French ship America, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.

Ships

 * HMS Northumberland (1798)
 * Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
 * Ordered: 10 June 1795
 * Launched: 2 February 1798
 * Fate: Broken up, 1850


 * HMS Renown (1798)
 * Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
 * Ordered: 10 June 1795
 * Launched: 2 May 1798
 * Fate: Broken up, 1835