So, while first 
rate s and second 
rate s were both larger and more powerful, the 
third-rate ships were in a real sense the optimal
Kaynak: Third-ratejpg | A contemporary diagram illustrating a first and a 
third-rate ship  Notes: group Note. References : Citations : Bibliography : Rodger, N.A.M. The
Kaynak: Ship of the lineHMS Bellerophon was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy .  Launched in 1786, she served during the French
Kaynak: HMS Bellerophon (1786)Mont-Blanc was a 74-gun  
third-rate  ship of the line  of the French Navy. She was built at Rochefort as Pyrrhus in 1791.  She was renamed
Kaynak: French ship Mont-Blanc (1791)HMS Warspite was a 70-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched in 1666 at Blackwall Yard  This second Warspite was
Kaynak: HMS Warspite (1666)Speaker was a 50-gun 
third-rate  frigate  and the name ship of the Speaker | frigate | 0, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England
Kaynak: HMS Mary (1650)HMS Indefatigable was one of the Ardent class  64-gun 
third-rate  ships-of-the-line designed by Sir Thomas Slade  in 1761 for the Royal
Kaynak: HMS Indefatigable (1784)HMS Alexander was a 74-gun 
third-rate  of the Royal Navy .  She was launched at Deptford Dockyard  on 8 October 1778.  During her career she
Kaynak: HMS Alexander (1778)HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , built by Sir Anthony Deane  at Harwich , and launched in 1673
Kaynak: HMS Swiftsure (1673)HMS Expedition was a 70-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched at Portsmouth Dockyard  in 1679. gun third 
rate in
Kaynak: HMS Expedition (1679)HMS Agamemnon was a 64-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy .  She saw service in the American Revolutionary , French
Kaynak: HMS Agamemnon (1781)HMS Defence was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched on 31 March 1763 at Plymouth Dockyard .  She was one of
Kaynak: HMS Defence (1763)HMS Leviathan was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched on 9 October 1790.  At the Battle of Trafalgar  under
Kaynak: HMS Leviathan (1790)HMS Monmouth was a 66-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , and was likely named for James, Duke of Monmouth  She served
Kaynak: HMS Monmouth (1667)HMS Mars was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched on 25 October 1794 at Deptford Dockyard . Career
Kaynak: HMS Mars (1794)was a 74-gun 
third-rate  launched in 1760.  She was wrecked in 1780 Thunderer | 1776 | 6 was a 14-gun ketch  launched in 1776.  She sank on
Kaynak: HMS ThundererIntrépide was a 74-gun  
third-rate  ship of the line  of the French navy.  She was originally built at Ferrol, Spain  in 1799 as the
Kaynak: French ship Intrépide (1800)HMS Hannibal was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the British Royal Navy , launched on 15 April 1786, named after the
Kaynak: HMS Hannibal (1786)HMS Vanguard was a 74-gun 
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy , launched on 6 March 1787 at Deptford .  She was the sixth
Kaynak: HMS Vanguard (1787)HMS Bellona was a 74-gun Bellona-class  
third-rate  ship of the line  of the Royal Navy .  Designed by Sir Thomas Slade , she was a
Kaynak: HMS Bellona (1760)