HMS Queen (1769)

HMS Queen at the King's Dock Woolwich in 1771, by Hendrik Kobell
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Queen
Ordered	10 November 1761
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	18 September 1769
Honours and awards	Participated in: First Battle of Ushant Second Battle of Ushant Battle of Cape Spartel Glorious First of June
Fate	Broken up 1821
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1876 (bm)
Length	177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam	49 ft 6 in (15.1 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 9 in (6.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Queen was a three-deck 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 September 1769 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was designed by William Bateley, and was the only ship built to her draught.^[1] Her armament was increased to 98 guns in the 1780s.^[2]