Mars-class ship of the line
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The Mars-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates of the large class ships of the line, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow.
The two ships of the Mars class were the first large 74s since the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". of 1759, carrying the heavier armament of 24 pdrs on their upper decks, as opposed to the 18 pdrs of the middling and common classes.
Ships
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- Builder: Deptford Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 January 1788
- Launched: 25 October 1794
- Fate: Broken up, 1823
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- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 January 1788
- Launched: 14 March 1797
- Fate: Broken up, 1819
References
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- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Template:ISBN.