HMS Princess Royal (1773)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess Royal.

Princess Royal
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Princess Royal
Ordered	10 September 1767
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	31 October 1767
Launched	18 October 1773
Honours and awards	Participated in: Naval Battle of Genoa Naval Battle of Hyères Islands
Fate	Broken up, 1807
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Barfleur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1973 (bm)
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	750 officers and men
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns 98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Princess Royal was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1773 at Portsmouth. During her career she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, by the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck. ^[1]

May, 1778 under command of Capt. William Blair. ^[2]

In 1795, Princess Royal took part in the Naval Battle of Genoa and the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands under Captain John Child Purvis.

She was broken up in 1807. ^[1]

Citations and notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.
2. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 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.