HMS Prudent (1768)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Prudent |
| Ordered: | 7 January 1762 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 28 September 1768 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: Battle of St. Kitts |
| Fate: | Sold out of the service, 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Exeter-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1367 (bm) |
| Length: | 158 ft 9 in (48.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 1 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns |
HMS Prudent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1768 at Woolwich.[1]
She is listed as being on harbour service in 1779,[1] though she was back in regular service later in the American Revolutionary War as in 1782 she participated in the Battle of St. Kitts.
Prudent was sold out of the service in 1814.[1]
Notes
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.