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'''HMS ''Prince''''' (also referred to as '''''Royal Prince''''') was a 100-gun [[first rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built by Phineas Pett the Younger at [[Deptford Dockyard]] and launched in 1670.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p161" />
'''HMS ''Prince''''' (also referred to as '''''Royal Prince''''') was a 100-gun [[first rate]] [[ship of the line]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built by Phineas Pett the Younger at [[Deptford Dockyard]] and launched in 1670.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p161" />


During the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]] she served as a flagship of the [[List of Lords High Admiral|Lord High Admiral]] the [[Duke of York]] (later [[James II of England|James II & VII]].)<ref>William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 2, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p300f</ref> During the [[Battle of Solebay]] (1672) she was in the centre of the English fleet that was attacked by the Dutch centre led by Admiral [[Michiel de Ruyter]]. The ''Prince'' was heavily damaged by De Ruyter's flagship ''De Zeven Provinciën'' in a two hours' duel and [[Captain of the Fleet]] Sir [[John Cox (died 1672)|John Cox]] was killed on board. The Duke of York was forced to shift his flag to [[HMS St Michael (1669)|HMS ''St Michael'']].<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p307-308</ref> The ''Prince'''s second captain, [[John Narborough]], however conducted himself with such conspicuous valour that he won special approbation and was [[knight bachelor|knighted]] shortly afterwards.
During the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]] she served as a flagship of the [[List of Lords High Admiral|Lord High Admiral]] the [[Duke of York]] (later [[James II of England|James II & VII]].)<ref>William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 2, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p300f</ref> During the [[Battle of Solebay]] (1672) she was in the centre of the English fleet that was attacked by the Dutch centre led by Admiral [[Michiel de Ruyter]]. ''Prince'' was heavily damaged by De Ruyter's flagship ''De Zeven Provinciën'' in a two hours' duel and [[Captain of the Fleet]] Sir [[John Cox (died 1672)|John Cox]] was killed on board. The Duke of York was forced to shift his flag to [[HMS St Michael (1669)|HMS ''St Michael'']].<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p307-308</ref> ''Prince'''s second captain, [[John Narborough]], however conducted himself with such conspicuous valour that he won special approbation and was [[knight bachelor|knighted]] shortly afterwards.


[[File:HMS Royal William.png|thumb|left|HMS ''Royal William'']]
[[File:HMS Royal William.png|thumb|left|HMS ''Royal William'']]
HMS ''Prince'' was rebuilt by Robert Lee at [[Chatham Dockyard]] in 1692, and renamed at the same time as '''HMS ''Royal William'''''. During the [[War of the Grand Alliance]] the ship saw action at the [[Battle of Barfleur]] of 19 May 1692.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p349</ref> The ''Prince'' belonged to the red squadron and carried the flag of [[Rear Admiral of the Red]] [[Cloudesley Shovell|Sir Cloudesley Shovell]]. She was the first ship to break the French line during the battle.
HMS ''Prince'' was rebuilt by Robert Lee at [[Chatham Dockyard]] in 1692, and renamed at the same time as '''HMS ''Royal William'''''. During the [[War of the Grand Alliance]] the ship saw action at the [[Battle of Barfleur]] of 19 May 1692.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p349</ref> ''Prince'' belonged to the red squadron and carried the flag of [[Rear Admiral of the Red]] [[Cloudesley Shovell|Sir Cloudesley Shovell]]. She was the first ship to break the French line during the battle.


Later she was rebuilt for a second time by John Naish at [[Portsmouth Dockyard]] from 1714, relaunching on 3 September 1719. She was laid up after her re-launch and saw no service at all until she was reduced to an 84-gun [[Second rate]] ship in 1756.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p165" /> One year later, she was part of an unsuccessful expedition against [[Rochefort, Charente-Maritime|Rochefort]] led by [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke|Sir Edward Hawke]]. Her squadron, under Vice-Admiral [[Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet|Charles Knowles]], attacked the [[Île-d'Aix]] and forced her garrison to surrender.<ref>William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 3, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p171</ref> In 1758 she participated in [[Edward Boscawen|Boscawen's]] and [[James Wolfe|Wolfe's]] [[Siege of Louisbourg (1758)|attack]] on the French [[Fortress of Louisbourg]] ([[Nova Scotia]]) and an indecisive skirmish with a French squadron.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p185</ref> The following year the ''Royal William'' returned to Canada under the command of Captain [[Hugh Pigot (Royal Navy officer)|Hugh Pigot]] to join the attack on [[Quebec]]. After the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] and the capture of Quebec she sailed back to England with the body of General Wolfe.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p206, 209</ref> In 1760 the ''Royal William'' was Boscawen's flagship when he took command of the fleet in [[Quiberon Bay]]. However, after a severe gale he was forced to return and shift his flag to the [[HMS Namur (1756)|''Namur'']].<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p231</ref> During the expedition against [[Belle Île]] of 1761 she was detached with several other ships to cruise off [[Brest, France|Brest]] and prevent a French counter-attack from there.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p235 n.</ref>
Later she was rebuilt for a second time by John Naish at [[Portsmouth Dockyard]] from 1714, relaunching on 3 September 1719. She was laid up after her re-launch and saw no service at all until she was reduced to an 84-gun [[Second rate]] ship in 1756.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p165" /> One year later, she was part of an unsuccessful expedition against [[Rochefort, Charente-Maritime|Rochefort]] led by [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] [[Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke|Sir Edward Hawke]]. Her squadron, under Vice-Admiral [[Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet|Charles Knowles]], attacked the [[Île-d'Aix]] and forced her garrison to surrender.<ref>William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 3, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p171</ref> In 1758 she participated in [[Edward Boscawen|Boscawen's]] and [[James Wolfe|Wolfe's]] [[Siege of Louisbourg (1758)|attack]] on the French [[Fortress of Louisbourg]] ([[Nova Scotia]]) and an indecisive skirmish with a French squadron.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p185</ref> The following year ''Royal William'' returned to Canada under the command of Captain [[Hugh Pigot (Royal Navy officer)|Hugh Pigot]] to join the attack on [[Quebec]]. After the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] and the capture of Quebec she sailed back to England with the body of General Wolfe.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p206, 209</ref> In 1760 ''Royal William'' was Boscawen's flagship when he took command of the fleet in [[Quiberon Bay]]. However, after a severe gale he was forced to return and shift his flag to the [[HMS Namur (1756)|''Namur'']].<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p231</ref> During the expedition against [[Belle Île]] of 1761 she was detached with several other ships to cruise off [[Brest, France|Brest]] and prevent a French counter-attack from there.<ref>Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p235 n.</ref>


The [[Seven Years' War]] seems to be the last time that the ''Royal William'' played an active role. She was broken up in 1813.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p165" />
The [[Seven Years' War]] seems to be the last time that ''Royal William'' played an active role. She was broken up in 1813.<ref name="Lavery, SoLv1 p165" />
[[File:The HMS Prince Before the Wind.jpg|thumb|400px|left|The HMS ''Prince'' Before the Wind]]
[[File:The HMS Prince Before the Wind.jpg|thumb|400px|left|The HMS ''Prince'' Before the Wind]]


Revision as of 18:30, 8 June 2018

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince and HMS Royal William.

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NamePrince
OrderedJune 1667
BuilderPhineas Pett the Younger, Deptford Dockyard
Launched3 December 1670
Commissioned15 January 1672
RenamedHMS Royal William, 1692
FateBroken up, 1813
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1403 (bm)
Length131 ft (40 m) (keel)
Beam44 ft 10 in (13.67 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1692 rebuild[2]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1463 73⁄94 (bm)
Length167 ft 3 in (50.98 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 2 in (14.38 m)
Depth of hold18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1719 rebuild[2]
Class and type100-gun first rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1918 23⁄94 (bm)
Length175 ft 4 in (53.44 m) (gundeck)
Beam50 ft (15 m) 3½ in (15.3 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 1 in (6.12 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament100 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Prince (also referred to as Royal Prince) was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1670.[1]

During the Third Anglo-Dutch War she served as a flagship of the Lord High Admiral the Duke of York (later James II & VII.)[3] During the Battle of Solebay (1672) she was in the centre of the English fleet that was attacked by the Dutch centre led by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter. Prince was heavily damaged by De Ruyter's flagship De Zeven Provinciën in a two hours' duel and Captain of the Fleet Sir John Cox was killed on board. The Duke of York was forced to shift his flag to HMS St Michael.[4] Prince's second captain, John Narborough, however conducted himself with such conspicuous valour that he won special approbation and was knighted shortly afterwards.

HMS Royal William

HMS Prince was rebuilt by Robert Lee at Chatham Dockyard in 1692, and renamed at the same time as HMS Royal William. During the War of the Grand Alliance the ship saw action at the Battle of Barfleur of 19 May 1692.[5] Prince belonged to the red squadron and carried the flag of Rear Admiral of the Red Sir Cloudesley Shovell. She was the first ship to break the French line during the battle.

Later she was rebuilt for a second time by John Naish at Portsmouth Dockyard from 1714, relaunching on 3 September 1719. She was laid up after her re-launch and saw no service at all until she was reduced to an 84-gun Second rate ship in 1756.[2] One year later, she was part of an unsuccessful expedition against Rochefort led by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. Her squadron, under Vice-Admiral Charles Knowles, attacked the Île-d'Aix and forced her garrison to surrender.[6] In 1758 she participated in Boscawen's and Wolfe's attack on the French Fortress of Louisbourg (Nova Scotia) and an indecisive skirmish with a French squadron.[7] The following year Royal William returned to Canada under the command of Captain Hugh Pigot to join the attack on Quebec. After the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the capture of Quebec she sailed back to England with the body of General Wolfe.[8] In 1760 Royal William was Boscawen's flagship when he took command of the fleet in Quiberon Bay. However, after a severe gale he was forced to return and shift his flag to the Namur.[9] During the expedition against Belle Île of 1761 she was detached with several other ships to cruise off Brest and prevent a French counter-attack from there.[10]

The Seven Years' War seems to be the last time that Royal William played an active role. She was broken up in 1813.[2]

The HMS Prince Before the Wind

References

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p161.
  2. ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p165.
  3. ^ William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 2, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p300f
  4. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p307-308
  5. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 2, p349
  6. ^ William Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, vol. 3, London 1996 [reprint of the 1898 edition], p171
  7. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p185
  8. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p206, 209
  9. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p231
  10. ^ Clowes: Royal Navy, vol. 3, p235 n.

Bibliography

  • Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851772528.
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