HMS Ossory was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 August 1682 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705.[1][3]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Ossory |
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 24 August 1682 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Broken up, 1773 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,415 |
| Length | 161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,551 |
| Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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Prince was rebuilt as a 90-gun second rate of the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 21 July 1711. She was renamed HMS Princess on 2 January 1716, and subsequently renamed HMS Princess Royal on 26 July 1728.[2]
Princess Royal continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.[2]
Half plans of HMS Ossory
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Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing decks. -
Half plan of HMS Ossory, showing lines.
Notes edit
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
- ^ "No. 1750". The London Gazette. 24 August 1682. p. 2.
References edit
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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