Fame-class ship of the line

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.^[1]

Ships

First batch

• 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

• 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

Citations

1. Winfield, pp. 74–75

References

• Lavery, Brian (1984). The Ship of the Line. Vol. 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd, revised ed.). Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.