London-class ship of the line
# London-class ship of the line

The London-class ships of the line were a class of four second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

## Design

The first ship of the class, London, was a 90-gun ship. When the second batch of three ships was ordered several years later, they were specified as being 98-gun ships. This was achievable without significant modifications to the design thanks to the earlier practice of not arming the quarterdecks of second rates, thus allowing for the addition of 4 guns per side.

## Ships

* HMS London

    Builder: Chatham Dockyard
    Ordered: 28 September 1759
    Launched: 24 May 1766
    Fate: Broken up, 1811
* HMS Prince

    Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
    Ordered: 9 December 1779
    Launched: 4 July 1788
    Fate: Broken up, 1837
* HMS Impregnable

    Builder: Deptford Dockyard
    Ordered: 13 September 1780
    Launched: 15 April 1786
    Fate: Wrecked, 1799
* HMS Windsor Castle

    Builder: Deptford Dockyard
    Ordered: 10 December 1782
    Launched: 3 May 1790
    Fate: Broken up, 1839
