Ganges-class ship of the line

The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt in 1779.Winfield 2007, p. 85

Ships

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe Ordered: 14 July 1779 Launched: 30 March 1782 Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe Ordered: 12 July 1779 Launched: 16 June 1783 Fate: Broken up, 1813

Builder: Barnard, Deptford Ordered: 1 January 1782 Launched: 30 October 1784 Fate: Sold out of the service, 1897

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard Ordered: 25 June 1801 Launched: 15 March 1808 Fate: Broken up, 1861

Builder: Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Duncan Docks, Bombay Ordered: 9 July 1801 Launched: 19 June 1810 Fate: Sold out of the service, 1861

Builder: Chatham Dockyard Ordered: 3 December 1811 Laid Down: December 1812 Launched: 15 April 1816 Fate: Hulked, 1842, Broken up 1869

Citations

References

Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993,