Fame-class ship of the line

The Fame-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. After the name-ship of the class was ordered in October 1799, the design was slightly altered before the next three ships were ordered in February 1800. A second batch of five ships was ordered in 1805 to a slightly further modified version of the original draught.

First batch

 * HMS Fame (1805)
 * Builder: Deptford Dockyard
 * Ordered: 15 October 1799
 * Laid down: 22 January 1802
 * Launched: 8 October 1805
 * Fate: Broken up, 1817


 * HMS Albion (1802)
 * Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
 * Ordered: 4 February 1800
 * Laid down: June 1800
 * Launched: 17 June 1802
 * Fate: Broken up, 1836


 * HMS Hero (1803)
 * Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
 * Ordered: 4 February 1800
 * Laid down: August 1800
 * Launched: 18 August 1803
 * Fate: Wrecked, 1811


 * HMS Illustrious (1803)
 * Builder: Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe
 * Ordered: 4 February 1800
 * Laiddown: February 1801
 * Launched: 3 September 1803
 * Fate: Broken up, 1868

Second batch

 * HMS Marlborough (1807)
 * Builder: Mrs Barnard, Deptford Wharf
 * Ordered: 31 January 1805
 * Laid down: August 1805
 * Launched: 22 June 1807
 * Fate: Broken up, 1835


 * HMS York (1807)
 * Builder: Brent, Rotherhithe
 * Ordered: 31 January 1805
 * Laid down: August 1805
 * Launched: 7 July 1807
 * Fate: Broken up, 1854


 * HMS Sultan (1807)
 * Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
 * Ordered: 31 January 1805
 * Laid down: December 1805
 * Launched: 19 September 1807
 * Fate: Broken up, 1864


 * HMS Hannibal (1810)
 * Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard
 * Ordered: 31 January 1805
 * Laid down: December 1805
 * Launched: May 1810
 * Fate: Broken up, 1833


 * HMS Royal Oak (1809)
 * Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
 * Ordered: 31 January 1805
 * Laid down: June 1806
 * Launched: 4 March 1809
 * Fate: Broken up, 1850