HMS Princess Royal (1853)

Princess Royal
History
United Kingdom
NamePrincess Royal
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Launched23 June 1853
Commissioned29 October 1853
Decommissioned14 August 1867
RenamedFrom Prince Albert, 26 March 1842
FateBroken up, 1872
General characteristics (as built)
Class & type91-gun second rate Princess Royal-class ship of the line
Tons burthen3,130 bm
Length217 ft (66.1 m) (overall)
Beam58 ft 2 in (17.7 m)
Draught26 ft 6 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power1,492 ihp (1,113 kW)
Propulsion1 screw; 1 single-expansion steam engine
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement850
Armament

HMS Princess Royal was the lead ship of her class of 91-gun second rate ships of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1850s. Completed in 1854, she participated in the Crimean War of 1854–1855. The ship was sold for scrap in 1872.