HMS Prince

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  • The first Prince was a 1st class ship of the line with 100 guns, launched in 1670 and renamed HMS Royal William in 1692 . The demolition took place in 1813.
  • The second Prince , a 2nd class ship of the line with 90 guns, was launched as Ossory in 1682 and was renamed Prince in 1705 . In 1711 it was renamed Princess and in 1728 Princess Royal . In 1773 the ship was canceled.
  • The third Prince was also a 90-cannon ship of the line. The launch took place in 1698 under the name Triumph . In 1714 it was renamed Prince . After a renovation in 1750, the ship was demolished in 1773.
  • The fourth HMS Prince was a 98-gun 2nd class ship launched in 1788. It was rebuilt in 1796 and demolished in 1837.
  • The fifth HMS Prince was a storage ship that was rented in 1854 and lost in the Crimean War that same year .
  • The sixth HMS Prince was a destroyer of the Admiralty M-Class , the launch took place in 1916, in 1921 the ship was sold for demolition.

Other Royal Navy ships were named after certain British princes:

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