HMS Ossory (1682)
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| Name: | HMS Ossory |
| Builder: | Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1682 |
| Renamed: |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1773 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,415 long tons (1,437.7 t) |
| Length: | 161 ft (49.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 6 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1711 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,551 long tons (1,575.9 t) |
| Length: | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft (14.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
90 guns:
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ossory and HMS Prince.
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess and HMS Princess Royal.
HMS Ossory was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1682 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705.[1]
Prince was rebuilt as a 90-gun second rate of the 1706 Establishment at Deptford Dockyard, from where she was relaunched on 21 July 1711 and renamed HMS Princess. She was renamed HMS Princess Royal in 1728.[2]
Princess Royal continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.[2]
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- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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