HMS Black Prince was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Black Prince class of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 March 1816 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]
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 Black Prince, a plan dated 1815 |
| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Black Prince |
| Ordered | 14 August 1810 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1814 |
| Launched | 30 March 1816 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1855 |
| General characteristics [1] |
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| Class & type | Black Prince-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1751 bm |
| Length |
- 176 ft 1 in (53.67 m) (gundeck)
- 144 ft 10.375 in (44.15473 m) (keel)
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| Beam | 47 ft 8 in (14.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
- 74 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders
- Quarterdeck: 4 × 12-pounders, 10 × 32-pounder carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders, 2 × 32-pounder carronades
- Poop deck: 6 × 18-pounder carronades
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A Black Prince plan dated 1810, based on the design of the captured (1807) Danish 74-gun Christian VII.
In 1848, Black Prince became a prison ship at Chatham, and she was broken up in 1855.[1][2]
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