Boyne-class ship of the line

	HMS Prince of Wales
Class overview
Name	Boyne
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Duke class
Succeeded by	Neptune class
In service	August 1790 - July 1814
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Tons burthen	2010
Length	182 ft (55 m) (gundeck); 149 ft 8 in (45.62 m) (keel);
Beam	50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	750
Armament	98 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders; Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounders; Upper gundeck: 30 × 12-pounders; Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounders; Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounders;
Notes	Ships in class include: Boyne, Prince of Wales

The Boyne-class ships of the line were a class of two 98-gun second rates, ordered in 1783 and designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Edward Hunt.

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