HMS Princess Royal (1773)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess Royal.

HMS Princess Royal was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1773 at Portsmouth. During her career she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, by the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck.^[1]

Princess Royal
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Princess Royal
Ordered	10 September 1767
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	31 October 1767
Launched	18 October 1773
Honours and awards	Participated in: Naval Battle of Genoa Naval Battle of Hyères Islands
Fate	Broken up, 1807
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Barfleur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1973 (bm)
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	750 officers and men
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns 98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

May, 1778 under command of Capt. William Blair.^[2]

In 1795, Princess Royal took part in the Naval Battle of Genoa and the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands under Captain John Child Purvis.

She was broken up in 1807.^[1]

Citations and notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179.
2. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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.