Nelson-class ship of the line

Class overview
NameNelson
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byCaledonia class
In service4 July 1814 – 1928
Completed3
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Tons burthen2,601 4/94 bm (design)
Length
  • 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
  • 170 ft 10+18 in (52.073 m) (keel)
Beam53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
PropulsionSails
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]
NotesShips 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.