Bellerophon-class ship of the line

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The Bellerophon-class ship of the line was a class of late 18th-century British Royal Navy 74-gun warships that played a key role in the age of sail naval warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf class of ship of the line
ship class
armament 74 guns
armamentLayout gun batteries on two continuous decks
armamentType smoothbore muzzle-loading naval guns
category Royal Navy ship classes NERFINISHED
ships of the line of the Royal Navy
classification seventy-four
constructionMethod wooden shipbuilding
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
crewType sailing warship crew
designedAs 74-gun ship
two-decker ship of the line
designedFor fleet actions
line-of-battle warfare
ocean-going operations
designedToCounter French and Spanish ships of the line
designGoal standardized 74-gun pattern for Royal Navy
designPurpose balance of firepower and maneuverability
era Age of Sail
gunArrangement broadside battery
gunDecks two gun decks
historicalSignificance key role in Age of Sail naval warfare
leadShip HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED
material wooden hull
namedAfter HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED
navalArchitecture British 74-gun design
navalDoctrine line ahead tactics
navalService Royal Navy NERFINISHED
operator Royal Navy
propulsion sail
rate third rate
rigging ship-rigged
role battlefleet unit
ship of the line in the battle line
serviceBranch Royal Navy line-of-battle ships
shipType ship of the line
strategicRole core element of battle line
technologyLevel late 18th-century naval technology
timeInService late 18th century to early 19th century
timePeriod late 18th century
usedBy British Royal Navy battle fleets
usedIn Atlantic naval warfare
European naval theatres
usedInConflict French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED

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Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815 shipClass Bellerophon-class ship of the line
subject surface form: HMS Bellerophon