The Courageux-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy. Their design was a direct copy of the French ship , captured in 1761 by . This class of ship is sometimes referred to as the Leviathan class. A further two ships of the class were built to a slightly lengthened version of the Courageux draught.Winfield, p. 68 A final two ships were ordered to a third modification of the draught.
Ships
Standard group
Builder: Dudman, Deptford Ordered: 14 July 1779 Launched: 21 January 1783 Fate: Broken up, 1825
Builder: Clevely, Gravesend Ordered: 13 December 1781 Launched: 4 April 1787 Fate: Wrecked, 1798
Builder: Chatham Dockyard Ordered: 9 December 1779 Launched: 9 October 1790 Fate: Sold out of the service, 1848
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard Ordered: 3 December 1782 Launched: 6 November 1793 Fate: Wrecked, 1810
Lengthened group
Builder: Brindley, Frindsbury Ordered: 24 November 1802 Launched: 18 November 1807 Fate: Sold, 1838
Builder: Deptford Dockyard Ordered: 23 July 1805 Launched: 28 March 1808 Fate: Broken up, 1825
Modified group
Builder: Deptford Dockyard Ordered: 30 October 1805 Launched: 23 August 1808 Fate: Sold, 1816
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard Ordered: 30 October 1805 Launched: 3 March 1809 Fate: Sold, 1816
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