HMS Prince Regent (1823)

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NameHMS Prince Regent
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down17 July 1815
Launched12 April 1823
FateBroken up, 1873
General characteristics [1]
Class and type Caledonia-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2613 bm
Length205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam53 ft 6 in (16.31 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
PropulsionSails
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]

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Prince Regent at the Spithead Fleet Review on 15 July 1853 The British Fleet at Spithead in July 1853 ILN-1853-0806-0033.jpg
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 Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. RCIN 920287.jpg
Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. Prince Regent is shown second from the right

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p187.

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