HMS Prince of Wales (1765)
{{short description|Ship of the line of the Royal Navy}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Great Britain |Ship flag=File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg |Ship name=HMS Prince of Wales |Ship ordered=7 January 1762 |Ship builder=Bird and Fisher, New Milford (now renamed Neyland) Milford Haven, pembrokeshire |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=4 June 1765 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship honours= |Ship captured= |Ship fate=Broken up, 1783 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption=Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 177. |Ship class={{sclass|Ramillies|ship of the line|3}} |Ship tons burthen=1623 (bm) |Ship length={{convert|168|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} (gundeck) |Ship beam={{convert|46|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship hold depth={{convert|19|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship |Ship propulsion=Sails |Ship complement= |Ship armament={{unbulleted list| Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns| Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns| QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns| Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns}} |Ship notes= }} |
File:Barrington's action at St Lucia- the squadron at anchor off the Cul de Sac after the action, 16 December 1778 RMG ZBA2204 L1156.tiff in December 1778. Barrington's flagship 'Prince of Wales', is last in the line, in stern view on the left]]
HMS Prince of Wales was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 June 1765 at Neyland. She was part of the {{sclass|Ramillies|ship of the line|4}} of ships of the line designed by Sir Thomas Slade.
Service
American Revolution: On 29 June 1777 captured American ship "Lord Camden" near Cape Finisterre, Spain.{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/naval-documents-of-the-american-revolution/NavalDocumentsOfTheAmericanRevVol12_8JUN2015.pdf |title=NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution |publisher=history.navy.mil |access-date=28 October 2021}} On 25 May 1778, under command of Captain Benjamin Hill, she captured American schooner "Duc de Choiseul" at ({{coord|44|59|N|10|31|W}}). The next day she captured American brig "Gardoqui" at ({{coord|43|15|N|11|00|W}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/naval-documents-of-the-american-revolution/NavalDocumentsOfTheAmericanRevVol12_8JUN2015.pdf |title=NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution |publisher=history.navy.mil |access-date=22 November 2021}}
Notes
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References
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line — Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. {{ISBN|0-85177-252-8}}.
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Category:Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Category:Ramillies-class ships of the line
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