HMS Prince of Wales (1765)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince of Wales.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Prince of Wales
Ordered	7 January 1762
Builder	Bird and Fisher, New Milford (now renamed Neyland) Milford Haven, pembrokeshire
Launched	4 June 1765
Fate	Broken up, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Ramillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1623 (bm)
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

In action at St Lucia in December 1778. Barrington's flagship 'Prince of Wales', is last in the line, in stern view on the left

HMS Prince of Wales was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 June 1765 at Neyland. She was part of the Ramillies class of ships of the line designed by Sir Thomas Slade. ^[1]

Service

American Revolution: On 29 June 1777 captured American ship "Lord Camden" near Cape Finisterre, Spain. ^[2] On 25 May 1778, under command of Captain Benjamin Hill, she captured American schooner "Duc de Choiseul" at ( 44°59′N10°31′W / 44.983°N 10.517°W / 44.983; -10.517 ). The next day she captured American brig "Gardoqui" at ( 43°15′N11°00′W / 43.250°N 11.000°W / 43.250; -11.000 ). ^[3]

She was broken up in 1783. ^[1]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177.
2. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
3. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

References

• Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line — Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.