HMS Duke (1682)

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Name: HMS Duke
Builder: Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched: 1682
Renamed: HMS Prince George, 1701
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Fate: Accidentally burned at sea on 13 April 1758
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type: 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,546 long tons (1,570.8 t)
Length: 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 45 ft 2 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[2]
Class and type: 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,421 long tons (1,443.8 t)
Length: 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 45 ft (13.7 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 7 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[3]
Class and type: 1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,586 long tons (1,611.5 t)
Length: 164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold: 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 90 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Duke was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1682 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]

She underwent a rebuild in 1701 as another 90-gun second rate, and was renamed HMS Prince George[2] (after the future George II). After her rebuild, she served in the War of the Spanish Succession, fighting in the Battle of Málaga and the capture of Gibraltar.

On 4 November 1719 Prince George was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford, from where she was relaunched on 4 September 1723 as a 90-gun second rate built to the 1719 Establishment.[3]

She served until 13 April 1758, when she was accidentally destroyed by fire whilst at sea in the Bay of Biscay.

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  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  3. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p169.

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