Rodney-class ship of the line

HMS London
Class overview
Name	Rodney
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Boyne class
Succeeded by	Albion class
In service	28 June 1839 - 1956
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	205 ft 6 in (62.6 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 4 in (51.9 m) (keel)
Beam	54 ft 5 in (16.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs Quarterdeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Rodney, Nile, London

The Rodney-class ships of the line were a class of 3 two-deck 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Robert Seppings.

Ships

• HMS Rodney

Builder: Pembroke Dockyard

Ordered:

Launched: 18 June 1833

Fate: Broken up, 1882

• HMS Nile

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered:

Launched: 28 June 1839

Fate: Burnt, 1956

• HMS London

Builder: Chatham Dockyard

Ordered:

Launched: 28 September 1840

Fate: Sold, 1884

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.