HMS Boyne

HMS Boyne

Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Boyne" after the Battle of the Boyne, 1690.

* The first "Boyne" was an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1692, rebuilt in 1739 and broken up in 1763. Commanded by Captain Dursley, she helped take Gibraltar in 1704.
* The second "Boyne" was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1766 and broken up in 1783.
* The third "Boyne" was a 98-gun second rate launched in 1790. She was the flagship of Vice Admiral John Jervis in 1794. She caught fire and burnt at Spithead on 1 May 1795.
* The fourth "Boyne" was a 98-gun second rate launched in 1810 and commanded first by Thomas Hastings and later Henry Chads. She was renamed HMS "Excellent" in 1834 and "Queen Charlotte" in 1859. Her career ended in 1861.
* The fifth "Boyne" was a River-class destroyer launched in 1904 and broken up in 1919
* The sixth "Boyne" was a "Mersey"-class trawler launched in 1918 and sold in 1946.

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