64-gun 3rd rate

• Launched in 1769.
• Broken up in 1816.
• Nelson joined Worcester as a midshipman, and became acting lieutenant, from September 1776 - April 1777, under Capt. Mark Robinson.

Career:

• 27th July 1778: fought at the 1st Battle of Ushant, commanded by Capt. Mark Robinson.  (see notes on Victory's career for more info on the battle). 
• From 1779, served in the East Indies and was part of several battles there.
• 20th June 1783: fought in the Battle of Cuddalore, southern India, under Capt. Charles Hughes.  The city of Cuddalore was a city in Mysore, which was an ally of France.  The British commanders in Madras decided to lay siege to the city, and the British fleet of 18 ships commanded by Admiral Edward Hughes were to protect the army's supply ships.  They were attacked by a French fleet, and though no ships were lost and the result was indecisive, the British were prevented from landing reinforcements for the siege.  But on the 29th of June, word reached them of the peace agreement in Europe, and they called off hostilities. 
• In 1788 she became a hulk, and was broken up in 1816.