HMS Ossory (1682)

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.

History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS Ossory
Builder:	Furzer, Portsmouth Dockyard
Launched:	1682
Renamed:	HMS Prince, 1705 HMS Princess, 1716 HMS Princess Royal, 1728
Fate:	Broken up, 1773
General characteristics as built
Class & type:	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,415
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
Class & type:	1706 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,551
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: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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.

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. She was renamed HMS Princess on 2 January 1716, and subsequently renamed HMS Princess Royal on 26 July 1728.

The Princess Royal continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.

References

• 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.