Fame-class ship of the line

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HMS York was one of the second batch of Fame-class ships of the line.

Class overview
Name| Fame
Operators|  Royal Navy
Preceded by| America class
Succeeded by| Repulse class
In service| 17 June 1802 – 1868
Completed| 9
Lost| 1
General characteristics
Type| Ship of the line
Length|

* Fame:
* 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
* 144 ft (43.9 m) (keel)
* Rest of first batch:
* 175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
* 144 ft 1⅝ in (43.9 m) (keel)
* Second batch:
* 175 ft 6 in (53.5 m) (gundeck)
* 144 ft 4⅝ in (44.0 m) (keel)

Beam|

* Fame:
* 47 ft 8 in (12.7 m)
* Rest of first batch:
* 47 ft 6 in (12.6 m)
* Second batch:
* 47 ft 9½ in (12.8 m)

Propulsion| Sails
Armament|

* 74 guns:
* Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
* Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
* Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders
* Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders

Notes| Ships in class include: Albion, Hero, Illustrious, Fame, Marlborough, York, Sultan, Royal Oak, Hannibal

The Fame-class ships of the line were a class of four 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. After the name-ship of the class was ordered in October 1799, the design was slightly altered before the next three ships were ordered in February 1800. A second batch of five ships was ordered in 1805 to a slightly further modified version of the original draught.

## Ships

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### First batch

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* HMS Fame

Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Ordered: 15 October 1799
Laid down: 22 January 1802
Launched: 8 October 1805
Fate: Broken up, 1817

* HMS Albion

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Laid down: June 1800
Launched: 17 June 1802
Fate: Broken up, 1836

* HMS Hero

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Laid down: August 1800
Launched: 18 August 1803
Fate: Wrecked, 1811

* HMS Illustrious

Builder: Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Laiddown: February 1801
Launched: 3 September 1803
Fate: Broken up, 1868

### Second batch

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* HMS Marlborough

Builder: Mrs Barnard, Deptford Wharf
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Laid down: August 1805
Launched: 22 June 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1835

* HMS York

Builder: Brent, Rotherhithe
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Laid down: August 1805
Launched: 7 July 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1854

* HMS Sultan

Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Laid down: December 1805
Launched: 19 September 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1864

* HMS Hannibal

Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Laid down: December 1805
Launched: May 1810
Fate: Broken up, 1833

* HMS Royal Oak

Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Laid down: June 1806
Launched: 4 March 1809
Fate: Broken up, 1850

## 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.
* Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793 – 1817. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.

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Fame-class ships of the line

First batch|

* Albion
* Hero
* Illustrious
* Fame

Second batch|

* Marlborough
* York
* Sultan
* Royal Oak
* Hannibal

* Preceded by: America class
* Followed by: Repulse class

* List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy

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