Career (Great Britain)
Name:	HMS Duke
Builder:	Thomas Shish, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched:	1682
Renamed:	HMS Prince George, 1701
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of Málaga
Fate:	Accidentally burned at sea on 13 April 1758
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type:	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,546 long tons (1,570. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Battle of Málaga (or Vélez-Málaga) was the largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 24 August Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the British Royal Navy, a Second-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle 8 t)
Length:	162 ft 10 in (49. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 6 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	45 ft 2 in (13. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 8 m)
Depth of hold:	18 ft 9 in (5. 7 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1701 rebuild[2]
Class and type:	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,421 long tons (1,443. A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with three or more masts all of them Square rigged A full rigged ship is said to have a ship 8 t)
Length:	162 ft 10 in (49. 6 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	45 ft (13. 7 m)
Depth of hold:	18 ft 7 in (5. 7 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1723 rebuild[3]
Class and type:	1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,586 long tons (1,611. 5 t)
Length:	164 ft (50. 0 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	47 ft 2 in (14. 4 m)
Depth of hold:	18 ft 10 in (5. 7 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	90 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Duke was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1682 at Woolwich Dockyard. In the British Royal Navy, a Second-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his Flagship Henri Grace a Dieu ^[1]

She underwent a rebuild in 1701 as another 90-gun second rate, and was renamed HMS Prince George^[2] (after the future George II). George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( After her rebuild, she served in the War of the Spanish Succession, fighting in the Battle of Málaga and the capture of Gibraltar. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting The Battle of Málaga (or Vélez-Málaga) was the largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 24 August Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar

On 4 November 1719 Prince George was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford, from where she was relaunched on 4 September 1723 as a 90-gun second rate built to the 1719 Establishment. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[3]

She served until 13 April 1758, when she was accidentally destroyed by fire whilst at sea in the Bay of Biscay. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cantabrian Sea redirects here Not to be confused with Biscay Bay Newfoundland and Labrador or Biscayne Bay.

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