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Mars Class

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 880.00 Imperial Pound ( 399.08 kg)		BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck	28 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30 x British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck	4 x British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	12 x British 9-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed						176' 0"	144' 3"	49' 0"	20' 0"	1,842 ²⁴⁄₉₄
Mars (74) 1794-1823 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	17.1.1788	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	25.10.1794	10.1823	Broken Up	176' 0"	144' 1"	49' 2"	20' 0 ½"	1,852 ⁶²⁄₉₄

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