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Name | HMS Boyne |
Namesake | Battle of the Boyne |
Ordered | 25 June 1801 |
Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Laid down | April 1806 |
Launched | 3 July 1810 |
Renamed | HMS Excellent, 1834 |
Fate | Broken up, 1861 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Boyne-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2155 bm |
Length | 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 51 ft 5 in (15.67 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 738 (650 razeed) |
Armament |
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HMS Boyne was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Nicholas Diddams at Portsmouth Dockyard[3] and launched on 3 July 1810 at Portsmouth.[1] On 12 February 1814 she took part with HMS Caledonia in a hot action against the French line-of-battle ship Romulus off Toulon; the French 74 managed to escape to Toulon by sailing close to the coast to avoid being surrounded. With the 1817 changes to the rating system Boyne was rerated as a 104-gun first rate ship.[2]
On 23 November 1824, Boyne was driven ashore at Portsmouth during a gale.[4] In 1826 she was cut down (razeed) to become a two-deck, 76-gun third-rate ship of the line.[2] On 1 December 1834 she was renamed HMS Excellent and became a training ship. On 22 November 1859 she was renamed HMS Queen Charlotte and paid off the following month before being broken up from December 1861.[1][2]