HMS Duke (1682)
| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Duke |
| Builder: | Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1682 |
| Renamed: | HMS Prince George, 1701 |
| Fate: | Accidentally burned at sea on 13 April 1758 |
| Notes: |
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| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1364 1⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 45 ft 2 in (13.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1421 61⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 162 ft 10 in (49.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 7 in (5.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[3] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 90-gun second-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1586 16⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: | 164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
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HMS Duke was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1682 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]
She underwent a rebuild in 1701 as another 90-gun second rate, and was renamed HMS Prince George[2] (after the future George II). After her rebuild, she served in the War of the Spanish Succession, fighting in the Battle of Málaga and the capture of Gibraltar.
On 4 November 1719 Prince George was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford, from where she was relaunched on 4 September 1723 as a 90-gun second-rate built to the 1719 Establishment.[3]
In June 1757 Prince George was taken into Portsmouth Dockyard for repairs. The work took four months to complete at a total cost of £9,513, after which the ship was recommissioned as the flagship of Rear Admiral Broderick. On 13 April 1758, Prince George was at sea in the Bay of Biscay when a fire broke out below decks. The flames quickly spread throughout the ship and she foundered with the loss of 485 out of 745 crew.[4]
Notes
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. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781844157006.