&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Charles_Edward_Dixon_HMS_Fame_1759_in_foul_weather.jpg) HMS Fame in foul weather by Charles Dixon
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Fame |
| Ordered | 13 April 1756 |
| Builder | Bird, Deptford |
| Laid down | 28 May 1756 |
| Launched | 1 January 1759 |
| Renamed | HMS Guildford, December 1799 |
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| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1565 89⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 165 ft 6 in (50.44 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 46 ft 7 in (14.20 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Fame was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, in service during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War.
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.