HMS Prince of Wales (1765)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince of Wales.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Prince of Wales
Ordered7 January 1762
BuilderBird and Fisher, New Milford (now renamed Neyland) Milford Haven, pembrokeshire
Launched4 June 1765
FateBroken up, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRamillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1623 (bm)
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns
In action at St Lucia in December 1778. Barrington's flagship 'Prince of Wales', is last in the line, in stern view on the left

HMS Prince of Wales was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 June 1765 at Neyland. She was part of the Ramillies class of ships of the line designed by Sir Thomas Slade.[1]

Service

American Revolution: On 29 June 1777 captured American ship "Lord Camden" near Cape Finisterre, Spain.[2] On 25 May 1778, under command of Captain Benjamin Hill, she captured American schooner "Duc de Choiseul" at (44°59′N 10°31′W / 44.983°N 10.517°W / 44.983; -10.517). The next day she captured American brig "Gardoqui" at (43°15′N 11°00′W / 43.250°N 11.000°W / 43.250; -11.000).[3]

She was broken up in 1783.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177.
  2. ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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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