HMS Prince Regent (1823) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Prince Regent
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	17 July 1815
Launched	12 April 1823
Fate	Broken up, 1873
General characteristics
Class and type	Caledonia-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	2613 bm
Length	205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam	53 ft 6 in (16.31 m)
Depth of hold	23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	120 guns: Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Prince Regent was a 120-gun first rate three-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 April 1823 at Chatham.

Prince Regent at the Spithead Fleet Review on 15 July 1853

Served in the Baltic campaign in 1854 (1st campaign) but not in 1855 (2nd campaign) during the Crimean War.

She was converted into a screw ship in 1861, and was broken up in 1873.

Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. Prince Regent is shown second from the right