HMS Duke

Survived

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Second rate
Guns	98 guns
War	American War of Independence

98-gun second rate, at Ushant in 1778 and the Saintes. At the Saintes she too broke through the French line. Broken up in 1843.

The Battle of the Saints, 12 April 1782 By 1782, and towards the end of the War of American Independence the chief aspiration of the French in the West Indies was the capture of Jamaica. Sailing from Fort Royal, Martinique under the Comte de Grasse, their fleet was first engaged by the British West Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

98 guns

Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs

Builder	Plymouth Dockyard
Laid down	October 1772
Launched	18 October 1777
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

18 October 1777

First Battle of Ushant

Survived

27 July 1778

Battle of the Saintes

Survived

12 April 1782

Broke through the French line

Fate

Survived

Broken up, 1843