St Albans-class ship of the line
# St Albans-class ship of the line

The St Albans-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

## Design

Slade based the St Albans draught on that of his earlier 74-gun Bellona class.

## Ships

* HMS St Albans

    Builder: Perry, Blackwall Yard, London
    Ordered: 13 January 1761
    Launched: 12 September 1764
    Fate: Broken up, 1814
* HMS Augusta

    Builder: Wells and Stanton, Rotherhithe
    Ordered: 13 January 1761
    Launched: 24 October 1763
    Fate: Burned, 1777
* HMS Director

    Builder: Clevely, Gravesend
    Ordered: 2 August 1780
    Launched: 9 March 1784
    Fate: Broken up, 1801
