America-class ship of the line

Class overview
NameAmerica class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byPompée class
Succeeded byFame class
In service2 February 1798 - 1850
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 150 ft (46 m) (keel)
Beam48 ft 7+12 in (14.821 m)
PropulsionSails
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.