HMS Prince Regent (1814)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Prince Regent.
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Prince Regent
Builder: Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
Launched: 14 April 1814
Completed: By April 1814
Renamed: HMS Kingston on 9 December 1814
Fate: Ordered to be sold in January 1832
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 1,293 50/94 bm
Length:
  • 155 ft 10 in (47.50 m) (overall)
  • 131 ft 1 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam: 43 ft 1 in (13.13 m)
Draught: 16 ft (4.9 m)/17 ft (5.2 m)
Depth of hold: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Complement: 280
Armament:
  • Lower deck: 28 x 24pdrs
  • Upper deck: 4 x 68pdr carronades + 24 x 32pdrs
  • By 1830:
  • Lower deck: 30 x 24pdrs
  • Upper deck: 2 x 24pdrs + 6 x 68pdr carronades + 22 x 32pdr carronades

HMS Prince Regent was a 56-gun British warship that served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Prince Regent was built at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Upper Canada and launched on 14 April 1814. The frigate took part in the Raid on Fort Oswego.

Following the War of 1812 the frigate was renamed HMS Kingston on 9 December 1814.

See also

References

Bibliography

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