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.

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]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Ossory
Namesake	Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory Prince George Augustus Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Builder	Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched	24 August 1682
Renamed	HMS Prince, 1705 HMS Princess, 1716 HMS Princess Royal, 1728
Fate	Broken up, 1773
General characteristics as built[1]
Class & type	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,415
Length	161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 6 in (13.6 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 2 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[2]
Class & type	1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,551
Length	162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft (14.3 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-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

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

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  Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing decks.
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  Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing lines.