Worcester-class ship of the line

	HMS Lion
Class overview
Name	Worcester
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Intrepid class
Succeeded by	Inflexible class
In service	17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck); 130 ft 7+1⁄2 in (39.8 m) (keel);
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 24 pounders; Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs;
Notes	Ships in class include: Worcester, Stirling Castle, Lion

The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Class overview
HMS Lion
Name	Worcester
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Intrepid class
Succeeded by	Inflexible class
In service	17 October 1769 – 1837
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck) 130 ft 7+1⁄2 in (39.8 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Worcester, Stirling Castle, Lion