HMS Boyne (1810) facts for kids

Fight of the Romulus against HMS Boyne and HMS Caledonia, by Vincent Courdouan (1848)
Quick facts for kids History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Boyne
Ordered	25 June 1801
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	3 July 1810
Renamed	HMS Excellent, 1834
Fate	Broken up, 1861
General characteristics
Class and type	Boyne-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2155 bm
Length	186 ft (57 m) (gundeck)
Beam	51 ft 5 in (15.67 m)
Depth of hold	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	738 (650 razeed)
Armament	98 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades 76 guns (after being razeed): Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Upper gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68 pdr carronades Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 12 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades

HMS Boyne was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Nicholas Diddams at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 3 July 1810 at Portsmouth. On 12 February 1814 she took part with HMS Caledonia in a hot action against the French line-of-battle ship Romulus off Toulon; the French 74 managed to escape to Toulon by sailing close to the coast to avoid being surrounded. With the 1817 changes to the rating system Boyne was rerated as a 104-gun first rate ship.

On 23 November 1824, Boyne was driven ashore at Portsmouth during a gale. In 1826 she was cut down (razeed) to become a two-deck, 76-gun third-rate ship of the line. On 1 December 1834 she was renamed HMS Excellent and became a training ship. On 22 November 1859 she was renamed HMS Queen Charlotte and paid off the following month before being broken up from December 1861.

Boyne at Portsmouth 1826