Duke-class ship of the line

	HMS Glory
Class overview
Name	Duke
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Barfleur class
Succeeded by	Boyne class
In service	18 October 1777 – 1843
Completed	4
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck); 145 ft 3 in (44.27 m) (keel);
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	98 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders; Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders; Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders; Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders; Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders;
Notes	Ships in class include: Duke, Glory, St George, Atlas

The Duke-class ships of the line were a class of four 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Williams.

Ships

Ordered: 18 June 1771

Launched: 18 October 1777

Fate: Broken up, 1843

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 16 July 1774

Launched: 5 July 1788

Fate: Broken up, 1825

Ordered: 16 July 1774

Launched: 14 October 1785

Fate: Wrecked, 1811

Ordered: 5 August 1777

Launched: 13 February 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1821

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.
Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

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