Ganges-class ship of the line
 Fight of HMS Tremendous (in the foreground) and HMS Hindostan against the French frigate La Cannonière, 21 April 1806, by Pierre-Julien Gilbert | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Ganges |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Alfred-class |
| Succeeded by: | Courageux-class |
| In service: | 30 March 1782 - 1897 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ship of the line |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 47 ft 8 1⁄2 in (14.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
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| Notes: | Ships in class include: Ganges, Culloden, Tremendous, Invincible, Minden, Minotaur |
The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.
Ships
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 14 July 1779
- Launched: 30 March 1782
- Fate: Broken up, 1816
- Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
- Ordered: 12 July 1779
- Launched: 16 June 1783
- Fate: Broken up, 1813
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford
- Ordered: 1 January 1782
- Launched: 30 October 1784
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1897
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 25 June 1801
- Launched: 15 March 1808
- Fate: Broken up, 1861
- Builder: Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Duncan Docks, Bombay
- Ordered: 9 July 1801
- Launched: 19 June 1810
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1861
- Builder: Chatham Dockyard
- Ordered: 3 December 1811
- Laid Down: December 1812
- Launched: 15 April 1816
- Fate: Hulked, 1842, BU 1869
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Lyon, David, The Sailing Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy - Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860, pub Conway Maritime Press, 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5
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