Nelson-class ship of the line

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 two Surveyors of the Navy at the time, Robert Seppings and Joseph Tucker.

HMS Nelson
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
Tons burthen	2,601 4/94 bm (design)
Length	205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 10+1⁄8 in (52.073 m) (keel)
Beam	53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Depth of hold	24 ft (7.3 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, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Roundhouse: 6 × 24 pdr carronades [not counted in 120 total]
Notes	Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe

Ships

• HMS Nelson

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 23 November 1805

Laid down: December 1809

Launched: 4 July 1814

Completed: 17 August 1814

Fate: Broken up, 1928

• HMS St Vincent

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 15 January 1806

Laid down: May 1810

Launched: 11 March 1815

Completed 1829

Fate: Sold, 1906

• HMS Howe

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered: 15 January 1806

Laid down: June 1808

Launched: 28 March 1815

Completed: 1835

Fate: Sold, 1854

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.
• Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List, 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
• Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.