Boyne class ship of the line (1810)

Class overview
Name:	Boyne
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Neptune-class
Succeeded by:	Rodney-class
In service:	3 July 1810 - 1861
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) 153 ft ¾ in (46.653 m) (keel)
Beam:	51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
Notes:	Ships in class include: Boyne, Union

The Boyne-class ships of the line of 1810 were a class of two 98-gun second rates, built to the draught of HMS Victory.

Ships

• HMS Boyne

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 25 June 1801

Launched: 3 July 1810

Fate: Broken up, 1861

• HMS Union

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 13 July 1801

Launched: 15 November 1811

Fate: Broken up, 1833

References

• 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.