HMS Prince of Wales (1794) (original) (raw)

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1794 Boyne-class ship of the line
History
Great Britain
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 [1]
Class and type _Boyne_-class ship of the line
Tons burthen 2,024 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. She was under command of Lord Hugh Seymour 3 May 1800.[3] 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]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 183.
  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.
  3. ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume Part 3 of 4 Naval Operations January to May, 1800, April 1800-May 1800 Pg. 473" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 16 July 2024.