Boyne-class ship of the line (1790)

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.

HMS Prince of Wales
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

Ships

• HMS Boyne

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

• HMS Prince of Wales

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.