HMS Prudent (1768)
HMS Prudent was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 September 1768 at Woolwich.[1]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Prudent |
| Ordered | 7 January 1762 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 28 September 1768 |
| Honours and awards | Participated in: Battle of St. Kitts |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1814 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Exeter-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1367 (bm) |
| Length | 158 ft 9 in (48.4 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 1 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | |
She is listed as being on harbour service in 1779,[1] though she was back in regular service later in the American Revolutionary War as in 1782 she participated in the Battle of St. Kitts.[2]
Prudent was sold out of the service in 1814.[1]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p178.
- Schomberg, Isaac (1802). Naval Chronology:or, An Historical Summary of Naval & Maritime Events, From the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace, 1802. London: T. Egerton by C. Roworth. p. 398.
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.
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