Boyne class ship of the line (1790)
Encyclopedia
The Boyne-class ships of the line were a class of two 98-gun second rates, ordered in 1783 and designed for the Royal Navy
by Sir Edward Hunt
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
by Sir Edward Hunt
Edward Hunt
Edward Hunt arrived in Sydney in 1814 and soon rose to prominence in that city. He was a cabinet maker and involved in religious and charitable matters...
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Ships
- Builder: Woolwich DockyardWoolwich DockyardWoolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grâce à Dieu , the largest ship of its day....
- Ordered: 21 January 1783
- Laid down: 4 November 1783
- Launched: 27 June 1790
- Completed: 21 November 1790
- Fate: Burnt, 1 May 1795
- Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
- Ordered: 29 November 1783
- Laid down: May 1784
- Launched: 28 June 1794
- Completed: 27 December 1794
- Fate: Broken up, December 1822