Name HMS Ajax Tons burthen 1615 Length 51 m Builder HMNB Portsmouth | Ordered 4 December 1762 Launched 23 December 1767 Designer William Bateley | |
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Fate Sold out of the service, 1785 Notes Participated in
Battle of Cape St. Vincent
Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of St. Kitts
Battle of the Saintes Class and type 74-gun third rate ship of the line | ||
HMS Ajax was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 December 1767 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship built to her draught.
She saw extensive action in the War of American Independence, taking part in the Battles of Cape St. Vincent, the Chesapeake, St. Kitts and the Saintes.
She was sold in 1785.
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