HMS Prince Regent (1823)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Prince Regent
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down17 July 1815
Launched12 April 1823
FateBroken up, 1873
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCaledonia-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2613 bm
Length205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam53 ft 6 in (16.31 m)
Depth of hold23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 120 guns:
  • Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Prince Regent was a 120-gun first rate three-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 April 1823 at Chatham.[1]

Prince Regent at the Spithead Fleet Review on 15 July 1853

Served in the Baltic campaign in 1854 (1st campaign) but not in 1855 (2nd campaign) during the Crimean War.

HMS Prince Regent participated in several battles off the coast of Portugal during the Liberal Wars, 1832-1833, when the British intervened on behalf of Dom Pedro to depose his brother Dom Miguel.

She was converted into a screw ship in 1861, and was broken up in 1873.[1]

Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. Prince Regent is shown second from the right

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 187.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
  • Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif (2004) The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing, London. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.


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