HMS Boyne (1790)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boyne.

The burning of HMS Boyne at Spithead, 1st May 1795, Unknown artist
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Boyne
Ordered21 January 1783
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down4 November 1783
Launched27 July 1790
CommissionedAugust 1790
FateAccidentally burnt, 1 May 1795
General characteristics
Class & typeBoyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2,021 (bm)
Length
  • 182 ft (55 m) (gundeck)
  • 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) (keel)
Beam50 ft 4+5⁄8 in (15.357 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Boyne was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 27 July 1790 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was the flagship of Vice Admiral John Jervis in 1794. She caught fire and blew up in 1795.

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