| Prince of Wales | 118 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 98 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1783/11/29 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1784/05 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1783/12/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1794/06/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Boyne Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Second Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1822/12/26 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 182' 3" | Imperial Feet | 55.5498 | Length of Keel | 149' 11 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 45.7041 | Breadth | 50' 4 ½" | Imperial Feet | 15.3543 | Depth in Hold | 21' 9" | Imperial Feet | 6.6294 | Draught Forward | 14' 5" | Imperial Feet | 4.3942 | Draught Aft | 18' 8" | Imperial Feet | 5.6896 | Burthen | 2,024 1⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | Broadside Weight = 958 Imperial Pound ( 434.453 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794 | 750 | Establishment | BWAS-1793 |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/10 | 1799/08 | Rear-Admiral | Henry Harvey | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/01 | 1795/06/01 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Henry Harvey | W031 |
| 1795/06/01 | 1799/02 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Henry Harvey | W031 |
| 1799/11 | 1800/06 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | Hugh Seymour | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/07 | 1806 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | Robert Calder | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/01 | 1807/04 | Vice-Admiral | Edward Thornbrough | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04 | 1807/07 | Vice-Admiral | Sir James Saumarez | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04 | 1807/07 | Rear-Admiral | The Hon. Michael de Courcy | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/11/11 | 1795/12 | Captain | John Bazely | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/12 | 1798/01 | Captain | John Harvey | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01 | Unknown | Captain | Richard Brown | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/01 | 1799/06 | Captain | Richard Brown | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/06 | 1800/06 | Captain | Adrian Renou | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/07 | 1803/05 | Captain | William Prowse | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/01 | 1806/03 | Captain | Henry Garratt | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/03 | 1807/04 | Captain | William Bedford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/04 | 1807/07 | Captain | Thomas Byam Martin | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/07 | 1808 | Captain | Home Riggs Popham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/12 | 1812/01 | Captain | William Bedford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/01 | 1812/03 | Captain | Thomas Burton | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/03 | 1812/05 | Captain | Sir Richard King | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/05 | 1813 | Captain | John Erskine Douglas | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/03 | 1801/07/13 | Acting Lieutenant | William Black | NBD1849 |
| 1804/12 | 1808/01 | Lieutenant | Augustus Baldwin | NBD1849 |
| 1807/07 | 1808 | Second Captain | Adam Mackenzie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/11/10 | 1813/01/26 | Lieutenant | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799 | 1799/07/31 | Midshipman | John Read Bindon | NBD1849 |
| 1800 | 1804 | Midshipman | Richard Bastard | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/10 | Commissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/12/27 | Completed at a cost of £58,483 including fitting | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06/23 | Present at the Action of Ile Groix | |
| 1797/02/16 | Present at the 1797 Capture of Trinidad | |
| 1799/08/11 | Present at the Surrender of Surinam | |
| 1800/09 | Completed a refit at Portsmouth as a cost of £13,765 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/10 | Started a refit at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/01 | Completed refit at a cost of £12,998 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/03 | Took part in the blockade of Ferrol | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/07/22 | Lost three killed and twenty wounded in Calder's Action | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/07/22 | Present at the 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
| 1807/07/26 | Sailed for the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1808 | In ordinary until 1811 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/03 | Started a small to middling repair at Chatham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/08 | Completed small to middling repair at a cost of £31,659 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/12 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/01 | Fitted at Sheerness at a cost of £17,156 | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/07 | Laid up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1822/12/26 | Break up completed at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |