HMS Queen (1769)
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| Name: | HMS Queen |
| Ordered: | 10 November 1761 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 18 September 1769 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1821 |
| Notes: | 74 gun ship from 1811 |
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| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1876 tons (1906.1 tonnes) |
| Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 6 in (15.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 9 in (6.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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90 guns:
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HMS Queen was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was a three-deck ship, launched on 18 September 1769 with 90 guns (increased to 98 in the 1780s), and was designed by William Bateley. She was the only ship built to her draught.
Queen fought at the First Battle of Ushant under Keppel in 1778, the Second Battle of Ushant under Kempenfelt in 1781 and the Glorious First of June under Howe in 1794, where she was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Alan Gardner. In this action the ship was badly cut up in Lord Howe's fleet, Captain John Hutt being among those killed.
In the years following the Battle of Trafalgar the need for large numbers of big three deckers with their heavy demands on manpower grew less and the Queen was taken in hand in 1811 and cut down to become a two-decker of 74 guns. She was finally broken up in 1821 at the age of 52.
[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.
[edit] External links
- The HMS Queen at Naval Art Prints
