HMS Prince of Wales (1765)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Prince of Wales
Ordered	7 January 1762
Builder	Bird and Fisher, New Milford (now renamed Neyland) Milford Haven, pembrokeshire
Launched	4 June 1765
Fate	Broken up, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Ramillies-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1623 (bm)
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Prince of Wales was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 June 1765 at Neyland. She was part of the Ramillies class of ships of the line designed by Sir Thomas Slade.^[1]