Prince George 90 guns, sketched by John Hood in 1701 | |
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Duke |
Builder | Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 13 June 1682 |
Renamed | HMS Prince George, 1701 |
Fate | Accidentally burned at sea on 13 April 1758 |
Notes |
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General characteristics as built [1] | |
Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 13641⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 45 ft 2 in (13.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild [2] | |
Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 142161⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 7 in (5.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild [3] | |
Class and type | 1719 Establishment 90-gun second-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 158616⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Duke was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 June 1682 at Woolwich Dockyard. [1] [4]
She underwent a rebuild in 1701 as another 90-gun second rate, and was renamed HMS Prince George [2] (after the future George II). After her rebuild, she served in the War of the Spanish Succession, fighting in the Battle of Málaga and the capture of Gibraltar.
On 4 November 1719 Prince George was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford by Richard Stacey, and she was relaunched on 4 September 1723 as a 90-gun second-rate built to the 1719 Establishment. [3]
In June 1757 Prince George was taken into Portsmouth Dockyard for repairs. The work took four months to complete at a total cost of £9,513, after which the ship was recommissioned as the flagship of Rear Admiral Broderick. On 13 April 1758, Prince George was at sea in the Bay of Biscay when a fire broke out below decks. The flames quickly spread throughout the ship and she foundered with the loss of 485 out of 745 crew. [6]
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