HMS Boyne (1766)

HMS Boyne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1754, and launched on 31 May 1766. She was first commissioned for the Falkland Crisis of 1770 after which, in 1774, she sailed for North America. From March 1776, she served in the English Channel then, in May 1778, she was sent to the West Indies where she took part in the battles of St Lucia, Grenada and Martinique. In November 1780, Boyne returned home, where she was fitted for ordinary at Plymouth. In May 1783, she was broken up.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Boyne.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Boyne
Ordered13 May 1758
BuilderPlymouth Dockyard
Laid down9 August 1758
Launched31 May 1766
FateBroken up, 1783
General characteristics
Class and type1754 amendments 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1426 87⁄94
Length162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 8 in (13.6 m)
Draught
  • 11 ft 4+1⁄2 in (3.5 m) bow
  • 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) stern
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement520
Armament
  • 70 guns
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs
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