Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
History
United Kingdom
Name HMS Prince Regent
Builder Chatham Dockyard
Laid down 17 July 1815
Launched 12 April 1823
Fate Broken up, 1873
General characteristics [ 1]
Class and type Caledonia -class ship of the line
Tons burthen 2613 bm
Length 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m)
Depth of hold 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament
120 guns:
Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades
HMS Prince Regent was a 120-gun first rate three-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 12 April 1823 at Chatham .[ 1]
Prince Regent at the Spithead Fleet Review on 15 July 1853
Served in the Baltic campaign in 1854 (1st campaign) but not in 1855 (2nd campaign) during the Crimean War .
She was converted into a screw ship in 1861, and was broken up in 1873.[ 1]
Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. Prince Regent is shown second from the right
Notes
^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p187.
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 .
Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing, London. ISBN 1-86176-032-9 .
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