Princess Royal
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Princess Royal
Ordered10 September 1767
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid down31 October 1767
Launched18 October 1773
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1807
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBarfleur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1973 (bm)
Length177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement750 officers and men
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

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

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.
  2. ↑ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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.


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