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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 |
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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]
Served in the Baltic campaign in 1854 (1st campaign) but not in 1855 (2nd campaign) during the Crimean War.
HMS Prince Regent participated in several battles off the coast of Portugal during the Liberal Wars, 1832-1833, when the British intervened on behalf of Dom Pedro to depose his brother Dom Miguel.
She was converted into a screw ship in 1861, and was broken up in 1873. [1]
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