HMS Prince (1670)

History
England
NamePrince
OrderedJune 1667
BuilderPhineas Pett the Younger, Deptford Dockyard
Launched3 December 1670
Commissioned15 January 1672
RenamedHMS Royal William, 1692
FateBroken up, 1813
General characteristics [1]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1403 (bm)
Length131 ft (40 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics (1692)[2]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1463 7394 (bm)
Length167 ft 3 in (50.98 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
Depth of hold18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics (1719)[2]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1918 2394 (bm)
Length175 ft 4 in (53.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Prince (also referred to as Royal Prince) was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery 2003, p. 161.
  2. ^ a b Lavery 2003, p. 165.