Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
History United Kingdom Name HMS Prince Regent Builder Chatham Dockyard Laid down 17 July 1815 Launched 12 April 1823 Fate Broken up, 1873 General characteristics [ 1] Class and type Caledonia -classship of the line Tons burthen 2613 bm Length 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) Beam 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m) Depth of hold 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) Propulsion Sails Sail plan Full-rigged ship Armament
120 guns:
Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades
HMS Prince Regent was a 120-gun first rate three-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 12 April 1823 at Chatham .[ 1]
Prince Regent at the Spithead Fleet Review on 15 July 1853Served in the Baltic campaign in 1854 (1st campaign) but not in 1855 (2nd campaign) during the Crimean War .
She was converted into a screw ship in 1861, and was broken up in 1873.[ 1]
Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. Prince Regent is shown second from the right
Notes
^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 187.
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 .
Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing, London. ISBN 1-86176-032-9 .
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