Ramillies-class ship of the line

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Loss of HMS Ramillies by Robert Dodd
Class overview
Name	Ramillies class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Canada class
Succeeded by	Albion class
In service	4 September 1762 – 1817
Completed	9
Lost	5
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck) 138 ft 3+3⁄8 in (42.148 m)(keel) (first group) 138 ft 1 in (42.09 m) (keel) (second group)
Beam	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) (first group) 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m) (second group)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	550
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Ramillies, Monarch, Magnificent, Marlborough, Terrible, Russell, Invincible, Robust, Prince of Wales

The Ramillies-class ships of the line were a class of nine 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.