Nelson class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name:	Nelson
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Caledonia-class
In service:	4 July 1814 - 1928
Completed:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 7 in (52.0 m) (keel)
Beam:	53 ft 8¾ in (16.4 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	120 guns: Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
Notes:	Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe

The Nelson-class ships of the line were a class of three 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the Surveyors of the Navy at the time.

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• HMS Nelson

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 23 November 1805

Launched: 4 July 1814

Fate: Broken up, 1928

• HMS St Vincent

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 15 January 1806

Launched: 11 March 1815

Fate: Sold, 1906

• HMS Howe

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 15 January 1806

Launched: 28 March 1815

Fate: Sold, 1854

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