HMS Boyne (1790) - 98-gun battleship of the second rank . The Royal Navy's third ship, named HMS Boyne , in honor of the Battle of the Boyne River on July 11, 1690. The first battleship of the Boyne type . Laid down on November 4, 1783 . Launched on June 27, 1790 at the shipyard in Woolwich [1] .
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| Class and type of vessel | rank 2 battleship type boyne |
| Type of sailing weapon | Three mast ship |
| Organization |  Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | shipyard in Woolwich |
| The author of the ship drawing | Edward hunt |
| Construction started | November 4, 1783 |
| Launched | June 27, 1790 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | Burned out during a fire on May 1, 1795 |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2042.3 tons |
| Gondek length | 182 ft 3 in (55.55 m) |
| Keel length | 149 ft 11 in (45.7 m) |
| Midship Width | 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m) |
| Depth of intrum | 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m) |
| Engines | Sail |
| Armament | |
| Total number of guns | 98 |
| Gundeck Guns | 28 × 32-fn. guns |
| Midsection of Midsection | 30 × 18-fn. guns |
| Guns on the operdek | 30 × 12-fn. guns |
| Guns on the Trench | 8 × 12-fn. guns |
| Guns on the tank | 2 × 12-fn. guns |
The invasion of Guadeloupe
On November 24, 1793, Boyne sailed to the West Indies , carrying aboard Lieutenant General Sir Charles Gray and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis for the invasion of Guadeloupe . During the trip, the crew was badly damaged due to the outbreak of yellow fever. However, the British managed to force the French to surrender at Fort St. Charles in Guadeloupe on April 21 of the following year. The capture of Fort St. Charles, coastal batteries, and the city of Bas-Ter cost the British army two people killed, four wounded and five missing. The fleet did not suffer losses [2] .
Doom
Boyne caught fire and exploded at night from April 30 to May 1, 1795 in Spithead [1] . He anchored in the harbor and while the marines from the ship practiced shooting in the cabin of the admiral, a fire broke out [3] . Fire was detected only when the flame burst through the stern, and by then it was too late to do anything. The fire spread very quickly and in less than half an hour the ship, despite all the efforts of its officers and crew, was engulfed in flames from bow to stern [3] .
As soon as fire was noticed on other ships of the fleet, many ships sent their boats to assist. As a result of their actions, almost the entire crew was saved, the death toll on board Boyne was only eleven people [3] . At the same time, port commander Sir Peter Parker raised a signal for all ships in the immediate vicinity of the burning ship to retreat to a safe distance. This order, despite the fact that the wind and tide was unfavorable, was promptly executed and the ships anchored on the right side of the Boyne were able to sail to St. Helens.
Due to the high temperature, the charged guns began to explode, resulting in the death of two sailors and several more injuries from the crew of Queen Charlotte , anchored nearby. [3] The fire burned the cables holding the ship in place, and Boyne began to drift east until he stopped, stranded across from Fort Chaderton. Here the ship continued to burn until around 6 pm the flame reached the powder cellar, and it exploded with a terrible roar [3] .
It has never been precisely established, due to which there was a fire aboard Boyne . Some claimed that a burning wad from a marine patron flew into the admiral’s cabin and set fire to papers and other flammable materials. Captain Brenton believed that the cause of the fire was the overheating of the pipe of the cabin of the cabin company, which passes through the deck.
The remains of the ship were dangerous for navigation and as a result they were blown up in 1834 [4] . Today the place of the explosion is marked by a buoy [5] . Several metal parts from the ship remained at the top of the pebble embankment [4] .
Links
- ↑ 1 2 B. Lavery. The Ship of the Line - Volume 1. - P. 183.
- ↑ No. 13659, p. 461-463 (English) // London Gazette : newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 13659 . - No. 13659 . - P. 461-463 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Gossett (1986), p. 7.
- ↑ 1 2 Pritchard, Martin. Dive Wight and Hampshire / Martin Pritchard, Kendall McDonald. - Underwater World Publications, 1987 .-- P. 77-78. - ISBN 0-946020-15-9 .
- ↑ Corney, Arthur. Southsea Castle. - Portsmouth City Council, 1968 .-- P. 17.
Literature
- William Patrick Gossett. The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. - Mansell, 1986. - ISBN 0-7201-1816-6 .
- Lavery, B. The Ship of the Line. The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. - Conway Maritime Press, 2003. - Vol. I. - ISBN 0-85177-252-8 .
- Rif Winfield. = British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. - Seaforth Publishing. - ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6 .
- HMS Boyne // Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels and a few of their movements