Hercules-class ship of the line

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Model of a 74-gun ship, 3rd rate, circa 1760. Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760.

Class overview
Name| Hercules
Operators|  Royal Navy
Preceded by| Dublin class
Succeeded by| Valiant class
In service| 15 March 1759 - 1784
Completed| 2
Lost| 1
General characteristics
Type| Ship of the line
Length|

* 166 ft 6 in (50.75 m) (gundeck)
* 136 ft 0 in (41.45 m) (keel)

Beam| 46 ft 6 in (14.17 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: Hercules, Thunderer

The Hercules class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

## Design

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The Hercules class ships were a development on Slade's previous two designs: the Dublin-class, and the subsequent one-off HMS Hero.

## Ships

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* HMS Hercules

Builder: Deptford Dockyard
Ordered: 15 July 1756
Launched: 15 March 1759
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1784

* HMS Thunderer

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 15 July 1756
Launched: 19 March 1760
Fate: Wrecked, 1780

## 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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