HMS Princess Royal (1773)

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]

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess Royal.

Princess Royal
History
UK
Name: HMS Princess Royal
Ordered: 10 September 1767
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down: 31 October 1767
Launched: 18 October 1773
Honours and
awards:
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:
  • 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

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. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p179.

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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