HMS Ossory (1682)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Ossory
Namesake
BuilderFurzer, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched24 August 1682
Renamed
  • HMS Prince, 1705
  • HMS Princess, 1716
  • HMS Princess Royal, 1728
FateBroken up, 1773
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,415
Length161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 2 in (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[2]
Class and type1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,551
Length162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft (14.3 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32-pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Ossory was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 August 1682 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705.[1][3]

Prince was rebuilt as a 90-gun second rate of the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 21 July 1711. She was renamed HMS Princess on 2 January 1716, and subsequently renamed HMS Princess Royal on 26 July 1728.[2]

Princess Royal continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.[2]

Half plans of HMS Ossory
  • Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing decks.
    Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing decks.
  • Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing lines.
    Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing lines.
  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  3. ^ "No. 1750". The London Gazette. 24 August 1682. p. 2.