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Prince Royal6090
Nominal Guns92B065
NationalityGreat BritainB065
OperatorThe Royal NavyB065
Previously British first rate ship of the line 'Prince Royal' (1641) B065
Ordered1661/06/20BWAS-1603
Acquired1663/07/11W022
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard B065
ConstructorPhineus Pett B065
CategoryFirst RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the Line B065
Sunk in Action1666/06/03B065

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Keel132' 0"Imperial Feet40.2336
Breadth45' 2"Imperial Feet13.7668
Depth in Hold18' 10"Imperial Feet5.7404
Burthen1,432Tons BM 

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 972 Imperial Pound ( 440.802 kg) BWAS-1603
Gun Deck22British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck28British Culverin
Gun Deck6British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck36British Demi-Culverin
Flag Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1665/02/201665/06/03Admiral of the FleetSir Edward MontaguBWAS-1603
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1665/02/201666/02/13CaptainRoger CuttanceBWAS-1603
1666/02/141666/06/03Admiral of the BlueSir George AyscueBWAS-1603
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
16651665LieutenantJames CarteretB051
16651665LieutenantJohn StewardB051
16661666/06/11LieutenantThomas HarwoodB051
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1672/01/221672/09/17MidshipmanCloudisley ShovellW031
Service History
DateEvent Source
1665/06/03Present at the Battle of Lowestoft 
1666/06/01Present at the Four Days Battle 
1666/06/03Surrendered to the Dutch after grounding and then burnt 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
B065 The Ship of the Line Vol IBrian LaveryBook
BWAS-1603 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook
W022 Pepy's Diary on-lineSamuel Pepy'sWeb Site
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume IJohn CharnockBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
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