Ganges-class ship of the line

	Fight of HMS Tremendous (in the foreground) and HMS Hindostan against the French frigate La Cannonière, 21 April 1806, by Pierre-Julien Gilbert
Class overview
Name	Ganges
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Alfred class
Succeeded by	Courageux class
In service	30 March 1782 - 1897
Completed	6
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck); 138 ft 7+3⁄4 in (42.3 m) (keel);
Beam	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns:; Gun deck: 28 × 32-pounders; Upper gun deck: 28 × 18-pounders ; Quarter deck: 14 × 9-pounders ; Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders;
Notes	Ships in class include: Ganges, Culloden, Tremendous, Invincible, Minden, Minotaur

The Ganges-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt in 1779.

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