Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Prince
Ordered:	9 December 1779
Builder:	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down:	1 January 1782
Launched:	4 July 1788
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Battle of Trafalgar
Fate:	Broken up, 1837
General characteristics
Class and type:	London-class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1871 tons (1901 tonnes)
Length:	177 ft 6 in (54. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Design The first ship of the class, was a 90-gun ship When the second batch of three ships was ordered several years later they were specified as being 98-gun ships 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 This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 1 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold:	21 ft (6. 4 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
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

HMS Prince was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 July 1788 at Woolwich. 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) Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the

Life

She saw relatively little action during her career and seems to have been a relatively poor sailer - she sailed, according to one observing captain, 'like a haystack. '^[1]

She was not immediately commissioned on the outbreak of war with Revolutionary France, lying in ordinary at Portsmouth in April 1794. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Her hull was lengthened in 1796. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Trafalgar

By 1805 she was in service with the Channel Fleet under Captain Richard Grindall. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grindall KCB ( 1750 - 23 May 1820) was an officer in the British Royal Navy whose distinguished At the Battle of Trafalgar, in October that year, she was passed by her whole division, and took over two hours to cover the two or three miles to reach the battle. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the By the time she arrived most of the enemy fleet was in British hands or had fled, leaving few targets for the Prince's massive broadsides. She did fire on the Spanish flagship Principe de Asturias and the Achille, but was not attacked and suffered no damage or casualties. Achille in art She figures on The Battle of Trafalgar by Turner

Whilst engaging the Prince, the Achille's fore top caught fire, and the next broadside against her brought her blazing main mast down, engulfing the ship in flames. At this point, knowing that the Achille's fate was sealed and making the most of his unique position, Grindall ceased firing and wore round to clear her, before placing boats in the water to rescue French seamen from the Achille and elsewhere. Though this proved hazardous due to the Achille's abandoned but loaded guns were set off by the intense heat now raging below decks (only 100 men could be rescued from her, before and after she exploded at 5. 45pm), the Prince and nearby British ships were able to rescue hundreds of sailors from the water.

In the week of ferocious storms which followed the battle the sturdy Prince was invaluable, providing replacement stores to more battered ships, towing those that needed it, and saving many men from the heavily-damaged other ships. She and the other undamaged British ships saved many others that would otherwise have sunk and at one point saved 350 men from the sinking Santíssima Trinidad who would otherwise have drowned, taking them to Gibraltar. Design & construction She was built at Havana, Cuba to a design by Irish Naval architect Matthew Mullan and launched in 1769 as an Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Upon arrival there, however, she was ready to sail again in a matter of hours.

Later life

After the war she remained in Portsmouth until being withdrawn from service and broken up in 1837. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Portsmouth ( HMS ''Nelson'') is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Notes

References

External links

• Breeches of Joshua Horwood, the surgeon's mate on board the Prince at Trafalgar