Exeter-class ship of the line

The Exeter-class ships of the line were a class of four 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by William Bateley.

Design
The draught for Exeter was based upon the Richmond-class frigates of 1756.

Ships

 * HMS Exeter (1763)
 * Builder: Henniker, Chatham
 * Ordered: 13 January 1760
 * Launched: 26 July 1764
 * Fate: Burned, 1785


 * HMS Europa (1765)
 * Builder: Adams, Lepe, Hampshire
 * Ordered: 16 December 1761
 * Launched: 21 April 1765
 * Fate: Broken up, 1814


 * HMS Trident (1768)
 * Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
 * Ordered: 4 December 1762
 * Launched: 20 April 1768
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1816


 * HMS Prudent (1768)
 * Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
 * Ordered: 7 January 1762
 * Launched: 28 September 1768
 * Fate: Sold out of the service, 1814