Albion-class ship of the line (1763)
# Albion-class ship of the line (1763)

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

## Design

Slade based the design of the Albion-class on the lines of the 90-gun ship Neptune.

## Ships

* HMS Albion

    Builder: Deptford Dockyard
    Ordered: 1 December 1759
    Launched: 16 May 1763
    Fate: Wrecked, 1797
* HMS Grafton

    Builder: Deptford Dockyard
    Ordered: 22 October 1767
    Launched: 26 September 1771
    Fate: Broken up, 1816
* HMS Alcide

    Builder: Deptford Dockyard
    Ordered: 21 August 1774
    Launched: 30 July 1779
    Fate: Broken up, 1817
* HMS Fortitude

    Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe
    Ordered: 2 February 1778
    Launched: 23 March 1780
    Fate: Broken up, 1820
* HMS Irresistible

    Builder: Barnard, Harwich
    Ordered: 8 July 1778
    Launched: 6 December 1782
    Fate: Broken up, 1806
