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Black Prince Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns74
Approved1813/09/08
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew590
Ships in Class4

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 982.00 Imperial Pound ( 445.34 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 x British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 x British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse6 x British 18-Pound Carronade

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     176' 0"144' 9 ⅞"47' 6"21' 0"1,738 694
Wellesley (74) 1815-1940
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1868 Renamed "Cornwall"
6.1.1812Bombay - Maharashtra 24.2.181524.9.1940Sunk in Action175' 10 ¾"144' 11 ½"47' 7"21' 0"1,745 7594
Black Prince (74) 1816-1855
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
14.8.1810Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 30.3.181610.2.1855Broken Up176' 1"144' 10 ⅜"47' 8"21' 0"1,750 7494
Melville (74) 1817-1873
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
6.9.1813Bombay - Maharashtra 17.2.18171873Sold176' 2 ⅝"144' 9"47' 11"21' 0 ½"1,767 7594
Hawke (74) 1820-1865
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
6.1.1812Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich 16.3.18201865Broken Up176' 1"144' 10 ½"47' 8 ½"21' 1 ½"1,753 9294

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