HMS Prince of Wales (1794)

History
UK
Name	HMS Prince of Wales
Ordered	29 November 1783
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	May, 1784
Launched	28 June 1794
Fate	Broken up, 1822
Notes	Participated in:; Battle of Groix; Battle of Cape Finisterre;
General characteristics
Class and type	Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2024 1⁄94 (bm)
Length	182 ft 3 in (55.55 m) (gundeck); 149 ft 11.375 in (45.70413 m) (keel);
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	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 × 12-pounder guns;

HMS Prince of Wales was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 June 1794 at Portsmouth.^[1]

In the spring of 1795, she served as the flagship of Admiral Henry Harvey who commanded a squadron in the North Sea^[2] and later participated in the Battle of Groix in 1795. Prince of Wales served as the flagship of Admiral Robert Calder at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805. She was not present at Trafalgar. In consequence of the strong feeling against him for his conduct at Cape Finisterre, Calder had demanded a court-martial. Nelson was ordered to send Calder home, and allowed him to return in his own flagship, even though battle was imminent. Calder left in early October 1805, missing the battle.

Prince of Wales was broken up in December 1822.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.
^ Eschels, Jens Jacob (1983) [1835]. Lebensbeschreibung eines alten Seemannes (in German). Husum: Husum Druck. und Verlagsgesellschaft. pp. 259–261. ISBN 3-88042-201-X.

References

Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.

External links

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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p183-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p183.

[2] Eschels, Jens Jacob (1983) [1835]. Lebensbeschreibung eines alten Seemannes (in German). Husum: Husum Druck. und Verlagsgesellschaft. pp. 259–261. ISBN 3-88042-201-X.

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