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Pompée class ship of the line

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Name
  
Pompée

Succeeded by
  
America-class

Completed
  
2

Operators
  
Royal Navy

In service
  
19 March 1798 - 1865

Type
  
Ship of the line

Pompée-class ship of the line

The Pompée-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 ship Pompée, a Téméraire-class ship of the line which had been captured by Britain in 1793.

Ships

  • HMS Superb
    • Builder: Pitcher, NorthfleetOrdered: 10 June 1795Launched: 19 March 1798Fate: Broken up, 1826
  • HMS Achilles
    • Builder: Cleverley, GravesendOrdered: 10 June 1795Launched: 16 April 1798Fate: Sold out of the service, 1865

    References

    Pompée-class ship of the line Wikipedia
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