Duke-class ship of the line

The Duke-class ships of the line were a class of four 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams.Winfield, p. 23

Ships

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 18 June 1771 Launched: 18 October 1777 Fate: Broken up, 1843

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 16 July 1774 Launched: 5 July 1788 Fate: Broken up, 1825

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard Ordered: 16 July 1774 Launched: 14 October 1785 Fate: Wrecked, 1811

Builder: Chatham Dockyard Ordered: 5 August 1777 Launched: 13 February 1782 Fate: Broken up, 1821

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