Nelson-class ship of the line

The Nelson-class ships of the line were a class of three 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the two Surveyors of the Navy at the time, Robert Seppings and Joseph Tucker.

HMS Nelson
Class overview
Name:	Nelson
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Caledonia class
In service:	4 July 1814 – 1928
Completed:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Tons burthen:	2,601 4/94 bm (design)
Length:	205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 10 1⁄8 in (52.073 m) (keel)
Beam:	53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Depth of hold:	24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	120 guns: Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Roundhouse: 6 × 24 pdr carronades [not counted in 120 total]
Notes:	Ships in class include: Nelson, St Vincent, Howe