title: London-class ship of the line
text: # London-class ship of the line
  
  The London-class ships of the line were a class of four second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.
  
  ## Design
  
  The first ship of the class, London, was a 90-gun ship. When the second batch of three ships was ordered several years later, they were specified as being 98-gun ships. This was achievable without significant modifications to the design thanks to the earlier practice of not arming the quarterdecks of second rates, thus allowing for the addition of 4 guns per side.
  
  ## Ships
  
  * HMS London
  
      Builder: Chatham Dockyard
      Ordered: 28 September 1759
      Launched: 24 May 1766
      Fate: Broken up, 1811
  * HMS Prince
  
      Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
      Ordered: 9 December 1779
      Launched: 4 July 1788
      Fate: Broken up, 1837
  * HMS Impregnable
  
      Builder: Deptford Dockyard
      Ordered: 13 September 1780
      Launched: 15 April 1786
      Fate: Wrecked, 1799
  * HMS Windsor Castle
  
      Builder: Deptford Dockyard
      Ordered: 10 December 1782
      Launched: 3 May 1790
      Fate: Broken up, 1839
  