America-class ship of the line

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HMS Northumberland at the action of 22 May 1812.
Class overview
Name	America class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Pompée class
Succeeded by	Fame class
In service	2 February 1798 - 1850
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) 150 ft (46 m) (keel)
Beam	48 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.821 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 12 × 9-pounders Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

The America-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates. They were built for the Royal Navy to the lines of the French Téméraire-class ship America, which had been captured in 1794 and renamed HMS Impetueux.