| Valiant-class ship of the line | |
|---|---|
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Valiant |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | None |
| Succeeded by: | Mars class |
| In service: | 10 August 1759 - 1850 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: | 172 ft (52 m) (gundeck)139 ft (42 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 8 in (15.14 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
|
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Valiant, Triumph |
The Valiant-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy.
Design[]
The draught for the two Valiant-class ships was a copy of the lines of the captured French ship Invincible, which had been captured during the First Battle of Cape Finisterre. They were slightly longer than other British 74s of the time, and carried a significantly heavier armament (thirty 24-pounders on their upper gun decks as opposed to the twenty-eight 18-pounders found on the upper gun decks of all other British 74s at the time). The second of the two ships was launched in 1764, and there would not be another 'large' type 74 until the Mars-class, the first of which was launched in 1794.
Ships[]
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 21 May 1757
- Launched: 10 August 1759
- Fate: Broken up, 1826
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 21 May 1757
- Launched: 3 March 1764
- Fate: Broken up, 1850
References[]
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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