History | |
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UK | |
Name: | HMS Princess Royal |
Ordered: | 10 September 1767 |
Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down: | 31 October 1767 |
Launched: | 18 October 1773 |
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Fate: | Broken up, 1807 |
General characteristics | |
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.
In 1795, Princess Royal took part in the Naval Battle of Genoa and the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands.
She was broken up in 1807.