Boyne, 98 Guns

 

Details

Nationality	British
Ordered	1783/01/21	B057
Laid Down	1783/11/04	B057
Named	1783/01/27	B057
Launched	1790/06/27	B057
Shipyard	Woolwich DY	B057
Designer	Edward Hunt	B057
Master Shipbuilder	John Nelson	B057
Rate	Second Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1795/05/01	B057
Fate	Burnt	B057

 

Dimensions

Source	B057
Length of Gundeck	182' 0"
Length of Keel	149' 8"
Breadth	50' 45/8"
Depth in Hold	21' 9"
Draught Forward	14' 8"
Draught Aft	19' 1"
Burthen	2,02090/94

 

Armament

Date	1790	B057
Lower Gun Deck	28	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	30	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck	8	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 6-Pounder
Date	1792	B057
Lower Gun Deck	28	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	30	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck	8	British 12-Pounder
Forecastle	2	British 12-Pounder

 

Crew

Date	Men	Notes	Source
1790	750	Establishment	B057

 

Flag Officers

Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1793/11	1795/05/01	Vice-Admiral	John Jervis	B057

 

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Rank	Name	Source
1790/08	1790/10	Post Captain	George Bowyer	B057
1793/04	1793/11	Post Captain	William Otway	B057
1793/11	1795/05/01	Post Captain	George Grey	B057

 

Officers

Date From

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Rank/Position

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Source

 

Service record

1790/08	Commissioned for the Spanish Armament	B057
1790/11/21	Completed at a cost of £59,043 including fitting	B057
1792/12	Recommissioned	B057
1793/06	Captured the 20-gun privateer Guidelon in the Channel	B057
1793/11/26	Sailed for the West Indies	B057
1794/03	Present at the capture of Martinique	B057
1794/04	Present at the capture of Guadeloupe	B057
1795/05/01	Burnt by accident at Spithead. Eleven people were killed	B057

 

Actions & Battles

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Notes

No Notes Entered

 

Sources

B057

British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792

Rif Winfield

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Last Updated :2008/09/14 at 23:04:37 by Cy