HMS Boyne (1766)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Boyne |
| Ordered: | 13 May 1758 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 31 May 1766 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1783 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 1754 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,426 long tons (1,448.9 t) |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 8 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
70 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Boyne.
HMS Boyne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754, and launched on 31 May 1766.[1]
Boyne served until 1783, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
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.
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