Hercules-class ship of the line

The Hercules class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Design
The Hercules class ships were a development on Slade's previous two designs: the Dublin-class ship of the line, and the subsequent one-off HMS Hero (1759).

Ships

 * HMS Hercules (1759)
 * Builder: Deptford Dockyard
 * Ordered: 15 July 1756
 * Launched: 15 March 1759
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1784


 * HMS Thunderer (1760)
 * Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
 * Ordered: 15 July 1756
 * Launched: 19 March 1760
 * Fate: Wrecked, 1780