Black Prince class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name: Black Prince
Operators: Naval flag of United Kingdom Royal Navy
Preceded by: Vengeur-class
In service: 24 February 1815 - 1940
Completed: 4
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Length:

176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)

144 ft 9⅞ in (44.14 m) (keel)
Beam: 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Armament:

74 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades
Notes: Ships in class include: Wellesley, Black Prince, Melville, Hawke

The Black Prince-class ships of the line were a class of 74-gun third rates. The draught for this class of ship was essentially a reduced version of the captured Danish ship Christian VII.

[edit] Ships

Builder: Bombay Dockyard
Ordered: 3 September 1812
Launched: 24 February 1815
Fate: Sunk, 1940
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 30 August 1810
Launched: 30 March 1816
Fate: Broken up, 1855
Builder: Bombay Dockyard
Ordered: 6 September 1813
Launched: 17 February 1817
Fate: Sold, 1873
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered:
Launched: 16 March 1820
Fate: Broken up, 1865

[edit] 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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