| Prince Royal | 6090 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 92 | B065 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | B065 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | B065 | |
| Previously | British first rate ship of the line 'Prince Royal' (1641) | B065 | |
| Ordered | 1661/06/20 | BWAS-1603 | |
| Acquired | 1663/07/11 | W022 | |
| Shipyard | Woolwich Dockyard | B065 | |
| Constructor | Phineus Pett | B065 | |
| Category | First Rate | B065 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | B065 | |
| Sunk in Action | 1666/06/03 | B065 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | B065 |
| Length of Keel | 132' 0" | Imperial Feet | 40.2336 | Breadth | 45' 2" | Imperial Feet | 13.7668 | Depth in Hold | 18' 10" | Imperial Feet | 5.7404 | Burthen | 1,432 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Broadside Weight = 972 Imperial Pound ( 440.802 kg) | BWAS-1603 | ||
| Gun Deck | 22 | British Cannon of 7 | ||
| Gun Deck | 28 | British Culverin | ||
| Gun Deck | 6 | British Demi-Cannon | ||
| Gun Deck | 36 | British Demi-Culverin | ||
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1665/02/20 | 1665/06/03 | Admiral of the Fleet | Sir Edward Montagu | BWAS-1603 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1665/02/20 | 1666/02/13 | Captain | Roger Cuttance† | BWAS-1603 |
| 1666/02/14 | 1666/06/03 | Admiral of the Blue | Sir George Ayscue | BWAS-1603 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1665 | 1665 | Lieutenant | James Carteret | B051 |
| 1665 | 1665 | Lieutenant | John Steward | B051 |
| 1666 | 1666/06/11 | Lieutenant | Thomas Harwood | B051 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1672/01/22 | 1672/09/17 | Midshipman | Cloudisley Shovell | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1665/06/03 | Present at the Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 1666/06/01 | Present at the Four Days Battle | |
| 1666/06/03 | Surrendered to the Dutch after grounding and then burnt | |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| B065 | The Ship of the Line Vol I | Brian Lavery | Book |
| BWAS-1603 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W022 | Pepy's Diary on-line | Samuel Pepy's | Web Site |
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Volume I | John Charnock | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |