HMS Princess Royal (1773)
Appearance
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History | |
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Name | HMS Princess Royal |
Ordered | 10 September 1767 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | 31 October 1767 |
Launched | 18 October 1773 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up, 1807 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Barfleur-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1973 (bm) |
Length | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 750 officers and men |
Armament |
HMS Princess Royal was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1773 at Portsmouth. During her career she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, by the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck.[1]
May, 1778 under command of Capt. William Blair.[2]
In 1795, Princess Royal took part in the Naval Battle of Genoa and the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands under Captain John Child Purvis.
She was broken up in 1807.[1]
Citations and notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
- ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
References
[edit]- 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.