| HMS Triumph (1698) | |
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Triumph |
| Builder: | Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1698 |
| Renamed: | HMS Prince, 1714 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1773 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class & type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1482 bm |
| Length: | 160 ft 1 in (48.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 1.5 in (14.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1750 rebuild[2] | |
| Class & type: | 1741 proposals 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1677 bm |
| Length: | 168 ft (51.2 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 2 in (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
90 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Triumph and HMS Prince.
HMS Triumph was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1698. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1714.[1]
On 13 December 1742 Prince was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Chatham, according to the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 8 August 1750.[2]
Prince continued to serve until 1773, when she was broken up.[3]
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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.
- Michael Phillips. Triumph (90) (1698). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
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