- HMS Prince Royal (1610)
HMS "Prince Royal" was a 55-gun Royal Ship of the
English Royal Navy , built byPhineas Pett I atWoolwich and launched in 1610.In 1641 she was rebuilt by Peter Pett I at Woolwich as a 70-gun ship. During the time of the
Commonwealth of England , she was named "Resolution" and fought in most battles of theFirst Anglo-Dutch War . By 1660 she was carrying 80 guns. In 1663 she was rebuilt atWoolwich Dockyard byPhineas Pett II as a 92-gunfirst rate ship of the line .In 1666, during the
Second Anglo-Dutch War , she served as Vice-AdmiralGeorge Ayscue 's flagship in theFour Days Battle , on the third day of which she ran aground. When Dutchfireship s began approaching the stranded ship, her crew panicked and struck her colours. Ayscue was forced to surrender to Lieutenant-AdmiralCornelis Tromp aboard the "Gouda". Lieutenant-AdmiralMichiel de Ruyter ordered "Prince Royal" to be burned, then a general Dutch policy with captured prizes to prevent them from being recaptured later in a battle.Notes
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.
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