Ganges class ship of the line

Class overview
Fight of HMS Tremendous (in the foreground) and HMS Hindostan against the French frigate La Cannonière, 21 April 1806, by Pierre-Julien Gilbert
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.