Category:America-class ships of the line

America-class third-rate ship of the line 

1798 class of British third-rate ships of the line
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Instance of	ship class
Subclass of	third-rate
Named after	French ship America
Country of origin	Kingdom of Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Service entry	1798
Service retirement	1850
Inception	1788
Total produced	2
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The America class of ships of the line consisted of the two 74-gun ships HMS Northampton and HMS Renown, both launched in 1798 for the Royal Navy. The class took its name and its lines from the French ship America, captured in 1794.