Boyne-class ship of the line

The Boyne-class ships of the line were a class of two 98-gun second rates, ordered in 1783 and designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

HMS Prince of Wales
Class overview
Name	Boyne
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Duke class
Succeeded by	Neptune class
In service	August 1790 - July 1814
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Tons burthen	2010
Length	182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) (keel)
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	750
Armament	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Boyne, Prince of Wales

Ships

• HMS Boyne

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 21 January 1783

Laid down: 4 November 1783

Launched: 27 June 1790

Completed: 21 November 1790

Fate: Burnt, 1 May 1795

• HMS Prince of Wales

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 29 November 1783

Laid down: May 1784

Launched: 28 June 1794

Completed: 27 December 1794

Fate: Broken up, December 1822

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.
• Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.