St Albans class ship of the line

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Name St Albans Preceded by Essex-class Completed 3		Operators Royal Navy Succeeded by Exeter-class
In service 12 September 1764 – 1814

The St Albans-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Design

Slade based the St Albans draught on that of his earlier 74-gun Bellona-class.

HMS St Albans

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard, LondonOrdered: 13 January 1761Launched: 12 September 1764Fate: Broken up, 1814

HMS Augusta

Builder: Wells and Stanton, RotherhitheOrdered: 13 January 1761Launched: 24 October 1763Fate: Burned, 1777

HMS Director

Builder: Clevely, GravesendOrdered: 2 August 1780Launched: 9 March 1784Fate: Broken up, 1801

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