British First Rate ship of the line 'Prince Regent' (1823)

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Prince Regent
Nominal Guns	120	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1.1812	B181
Keel Laid Down	17.7.1815	B181
Launched	12.4.1823	B181
First Commissioned	3.9.1823	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	B181
Category	First Rate	B181
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B181
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B181
Broken Up	1873	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck205' 0"Imperial Feet62.484
Length of Keel170' 7"Imperial Feet51.8185
Breadth53' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet16.1735
Depth in Hold24' 0"Imperial Feet7.3152
Burthen2,613Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck205' 0"Imperial Feet62.484
Length of Keel170' 11"Imperial Feet51.8164
Breadth53' 6"Imperial Feet16.2052
Depth in Hold23' 2"Imperial Feet7.0273
Burthen2,602 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1823Broadside Weight = 1520 Imperial Pound ( 689.32 kg)B065
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder
Roundhouse6 British 18-Pound Carronade

1823Broadside Weight = 1568 Imperial Pound ( 711.088 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck32 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 British 24-Pound Congreve
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.8.1827 - 1830Vice-Admiral of the Blueref:616

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1825 - 1826LieutenantNBD184912.5.1827 - 29.9.1827UnknownNBD18492.8.1827 - 8.1830LieutenantNBD18492.5.1828 - 11.11.1828LieutenantNBD184910.8.1829 - 22.4.1830LieutenantW0331831UnknownNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1824Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1823Completed at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £97715.0.0dB181
3.9.1823Commissioned as a guardshipB181
9.1847Refitted as a 92 gun Second Rate
1861Converted to a screw ship of the lineB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B065Brian Lavery, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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