Boyne class ship of the line (1790)

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Class overview
Name:	Boyne
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Duke-class
Succeeded by:	Neptune-class
In service:	27 June 1790 - 1822
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	182 ft (55 m) (gundeck) 149 ft 8 in (45.6 m) (keel)
Beam:	50 ft 3 in (15.3 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
Notes:	Ships in class include: Boyne, Prince of Wales

The Boyne-class ships of the line of 1790 were a class of two 98-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

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• HMS Boyne

Builder: Woolwich Dockyard

Ordered: 21 January 1783

Launched: 27 June 1790

Fate: Burnt, 1795

• HMS Prince of Wales

Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard

Ordered: 29 November 1783

Launched: 28 June 1794

Fate: Broken up, 1822

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