HMS Boyne (1766)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boyne.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Boyne
Ordered13 May 1758
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Launched31 May 1766
FateBroken up, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1754 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1426
Length162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 8 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 70 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Boyne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754, and launched on 31 May 1766.[1]

Boyne served until 1783, when she was broken up.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 174.

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.


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