HMS Boyne (1692)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boyne.

HMS Boyne was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 21 May 1692.^[1]

Boyne (1708 plan)
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Boyne
Namesake	Battle of the Boyne (1690)
Builder	Harding, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	21 May 1692
Fate	Broken up, 1763
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	80-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,160 tons BM
Length	157 ft (47.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 3 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 3 in (5.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1708 rebuild[2]
Class and type	1706 Establishment 80-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,301 tons BM
Length	156 ft (47.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam	43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 8 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
General characteristics after 1739 rebuild[3]
Class and type	1733 proposals 80-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,390
Length	158 ft (48.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	45 ft 5 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 7 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	80 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 6 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs

She was rebuilt to the 1706 Establishment at Blackwall Yard, mounting her guns on three instead of her original two gundecks, though she was still classified as a third rate. She was relaunched from Blackwall on 26 March 1708.^[2] Her second rebuild took place at Deptford, where she was reconstructed according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and relaunched on 28 May 1739.^[3]

The Boyne was part of Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon's fleet and took part in the expedition to Cartagena de Indias during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Boyne was broken up in 1763.^[3]

Notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 163.
2. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167.
3. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.

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.