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Boyne class ship of the line (1790)

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Class overview
Name: Boyne
Operators:  Royal Navy
Preceded by: Duke-class
Succeeded by: Neptune-class
In service: August 1790 - July 1814
Completed: 2
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2010
Length:
  • 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) (keel)
Beam: 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Complement: 750
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
Notes: Ships 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.



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