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HMS Prince of Wales
Class overview
NameBoyne
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byDuke class
Succeeded byNeptune class
In serviceAugust 1790 - July 1814
Completed2
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Tons burthen2010
Length
  • 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) (keel)
Beam50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement750
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders
NotesShips in class include: Boyne, Prince of Wales

The Boyne-class ships of the line were a class of two 98-gun second rates, ordered in 1783 and designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

Ships

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 21 January 1783
Laid down: 4 November 1783
Launched: 27 June 1790
Completed: 21 November 1790
Fate: Burnt, 1 May 1795
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 29 November 1783
Laid down: May 1784
Launched: 28 June 1794
Completed: 27 December 1794
Fate: Broken up, December 1822

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
  • Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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