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HMS Princess Royal (1853)

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Name
  
HMS Princess Royal

Commissioned
  
29 October 1853

Fate
  
Broken up, 1872

Tons burthen
  
2.839 million kg

Builder
  
Portsmouth Dockyard

Decommissioned
  
14 August 1867

Launched
  
23 June 1853

Honours andawards
  
Participated inBaltic CampaignNaval Bombardment of Sebastopol

HMS Princess Royal was a 91-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 June 1853 at Portsmouth.

During her career she took part in both the Baltic Campaign and the naval bombardment of Sebastopol during the Crimean War. She later served as the Flagship of Rear-Admiral George St Vincent King in his role as Commander-in-chief, East Indies and China Station.

In 1865 Princess Royal conveyed Sir Harry Smith Parkes accompanied by a detachment of marines to the treaty port of Yokohama on his appointment as Envoy to Japan. Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Walter Kerr served as a Lieutenant on board Princess Royal during the ship's deployment to Japan.

She was broken up in 1872. For more than 30 years the wooden figurehead of Princess Royal adorned the outer wall of Castle's ship breaking yard at Baltic Wharf, Millbank, London.

References

HMS Princess Royal (1853) Wikipedia


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