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Class overview
HMS Hannibal (left foreground) lies aground and dismasted at the Battle of Algeciras Bay.
Name	Culloden
Operators	Royal Navy French Navy
Preceded by	Royal Oak-class
Succeeded by	Alfred-class
In service	18 May 1776 - 1861
Completed	8
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	170 ft (52 m) (gundeck) 139 ft 8 in (42.57 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Culloden, Thunderer, Venerable, Terrible, Victorious, Ramillies, Hannibal, Theseus

The Culloden-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade. The Cullodens were the last class of 74s which Slade designed before his death in 1771.