Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
History Great Britain Name HMS Ossory Namesake Builder Furzer , Portsmouth DockyardLaunched 24 August 1682 Renamed
HMS Prince , 1705
HMS Princess , 1716
HMS Princess Royal , 1728
Fate Broken up, 1773 General characteristics as built[ 1] Class and type 90-gun second rate ship of the line Tons burthen 1,415 Length 161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck) Beam 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) Depth of hold 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament 90 guns of various weights of shot General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[ 2] Class and type 1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the lineTons burthen 1,551 Length 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) Beam 47 ft (14.3 m) Depth of hold 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament
90 guns:
Gundeck: 26 × 32-pdrs
Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pdrs
Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pdrs
Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs
HMS Ossory was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 24 August 1682 at Portsmouth Dockyard . She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705.[ 1] [ 3]
Prince was rebuilt as a 90-gun second rate of the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard , from where she was relaunched on 21 July 1711. She was renamed HMS Princess on 2 January 1716, and subsequently renamed HMS Princess Royal on 26 July 1728.[ 2]
Princess Royal continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.[ 2]
Half plan of HMS Ossory , showing decks.
Half plan of HMS Ossory , showing lines.
Notes
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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