This required a further increase, so that by 1783, there were a hundred and seventy-four ships of the line on the list.
Lento yenza kwabakho uqhubelo phambili, ukwenzela ukuba ngonyaka elinye lamawaka anamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi asibhozo, kukho ikhulu elineshumi lesixhenxe anesine enqanawa ezisemgceni kuluhlu.