Courageux-class ship of the line

The Courageux-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy. Their design was a direct copy of the French ship Courageux, captured in 1761 by HMS Bellona (1760). This class of ship is sometimes referred to as the Leviathan-class. A further two ships of the class were built to a slightly lengthened version of the Courageux draught. A final two ships were ordered to a third modification of the draught.

Standard group

 * HMS Carnatic (1783)
 * Builder: Dudman, Deptford
 * Ordered: 14 July 1779
 * Launched: 21 January 1783
 * Fate: Broken up, 1825


 * HMS Colossus (1787)
 * Builder: Clevely, Gravesend
 * Ordered: 13 December 1781
 * Launched: 4 April 1787
 * Fate: Wrecked, 1798


 * HMS Leviathan (1790)
 * Builder: Chatham Dockyard
 * Ordered: 9 December 1779
 * Launched: 9 October 1790
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1848


 * HMS Minotaur (1793)
 * Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
 * Ordered: 3 December 1782
 * Launched: 6 November 1793
 * Fate: Wrecked, 1810

Lengthened group

 * HMS Aboukir (1807)
 * Builder: Brindley, Frindsbury
 * Ordered: 24 November 1802
 * Launched: 18 November 1807
 * Fate: Sold, 1838


 * HMS Bombay (1808)
 * Builder: Deptford Dockyard
 * Ordered: 23 July 1805
 * Launched: 28 March 1808
 * Fate: Broken up, 1825

Modified group

 * HMS Blake (1808)
 * Builder: Deptford Dockyard
 * Ordered: 30 October 1805
 * Launched: 23 August 1808
 * Fate: Sold, 1816


 * HMS San Domingo (1809)
 * Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
 * Ordered: 30 October 1805
 * Launched: 3 March 1809
 * Fate: Sold, 1816