HMS Boyne (1810)

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Fight of the Romulus against HMS Boyne and HMS Caledonia, by Gilbert Pierre-Julien (1783 - 1860)
Career (UK) Royal Navy Ensign
Name: HMS Boyne
Ordered: 25 June 1801
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down: April, 1806
Launched: 3 July 1810
Renamed: HMS Excellent, 1834
Fate: Broken up, 1861
General characteristics
Class and type: Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2155 tons (2189.6 tonnes)
Length: 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 51 ft 5 in (15.7 m)
Depth of hold: 22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

98 guns:

  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS Boyne was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 July 1810 at Portsmouth.

In 1834 she was renamed HMS Excellent and became a training ship. Excellent was broken up in 1861.

[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.