Crown-class ship of the line

The Crown-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

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Class overview
Name	Crown
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Inflexible class
Succeeded by	None
In service	15 March 1782 - 1816
Completed	3
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	160 ft 5 in (48.90 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 5 in (40.06 m) (keel)
Beam	44 ft 10 in (13.67 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: Crown, Ardent, Scipio

Ships

• HMS Crown

Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard

Ordered: Unknown

Launched: 15 March 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1816

• HMS Ardent

Builder: Staves & Parsons, Bursledon

Ordered: 9 September 1779

Launched: 21 December 1782

Fate: Blown up, 1794

• HMS Scipio

Builder: Barnard, Deptford

Ordered: 11 November 1779

Launched: 22 October 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1798

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.