Nelson-class ship of the line

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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

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.