Exeter-class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name| Exeter
Operators|  Royal Navy
Preceded by| St Albans class
Succeeded by| Ardent class
In service| 26 July 1763 – 1816
Completed| 4
Lost| 1
General characteristics
Type| Ship of the line
Length|

* 158 ft 9 in (48.39 m) (gundeck)
* 129 ft 9 in (39.55 m) (keel)

Beam| 44 ft (13 m)
Propulsion| Sails
Armament|

* 64 guns:
* Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounders
* Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders
* Quarterdeck: 10 × 4-pounders
* Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounders

Notes| Ships in class include: Exeter, Europa, Trident, Prudent

The Exeter-class ships of the line were a class of four 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by William Bateley.

## Design

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The draught for Exeter was based upon the Richmond-class frigates of 1756.

## Ships

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* HMS Exeter

Builder: Henniker, Chatham
Ordered: 13 January 1760
Launched: 26 July 1764
Fate: Burned, 1785

* HMS Europa

Builder: Adams, Lepe, Hampshire
Ordered: 16 December 1761
Launched: 21 April 1765
Fate: Broken up, 1814

* HMS Trident

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Ordered: 4 December 1762
Launched: 20 April 1768
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1816

* HMS Prudent

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 7 January 1762
Launched: 28 September 1768
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1814

## References

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* Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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