HMS Prince of Wales (1860)

	HMS Britannia, painting by Henry J. Morgan
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Prince of Wales
Ordered	29 June 1848 ; Re-ordered to complete as screw 9 April 1856 ;
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	10 June 1848 ; Commenced conversion to steam 27 October 1856;
Launched	25 January 1860
Renamed	HMS Britannia, 3 March 1869
Fate	Sold 13 September 1914; Arrived at Blyth for breaking up July 1916; Hulked from September 1909.;
Notes	Engines removed 1867.
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Queen-class 120- gun three-decker (as designed); Screw three-decker (as built);
Tonnage	3,186 tons (as designed); 3,966 tons (as redesigned for steam); 3,994 tons (as built);
Displacement	6,201 long tons (6,301 t) (as built)
Length	210 ft (64 m) overall (as designed); 171 ft 1 in (52.1 m) keel-line (as designed); 252 ft 0 in (76.8 m) overall (as built); 213 ft 0 in (64.9 m) keel-line (as built);
Beam	60 ft 0 in (18.3 m) (as designed); 60 ft 2 in (18.3 m) (as built);
Draught	25 ft 5 in (if fully stored)
Depth of hold	25 ft 2 in (7.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails as designed; Sails and screw as built; single lifting screw, 800 nhp Penn engines 3,352 ihp (trials 31 Oct 1860); Main mast 67 ft x 42 in, Fore mast 61 ft x 40 in, Mizen 51 ft 6 in x 26 in (if fitted).;
Speed	12.569 knots (23.293 km/h) Stokes Bay trials 31 Oct 1860
Complement	970 (as sailing ship); 1,100;
Armament	Gun deck 32 × 8-inch 65 cwt; Middle deck 30 × 8 in 65 cwt; Main deck 32 × 32-pdr 58 cwt; Upper deck 26 × 32-pdr 42 cwt 1 × 68-pdr 95 cwt; (Armament scheme at time of launch.);
Notes	Cost of building £134,192

HMS Prince of Wales was one of six 121-gun screw-propelled first-rate three-decker line-of-battle ships of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 25 January 1860.

In 1869 she was renamed HMS Britannia and under that name served at Dartmouth as a cadet training ship until 1905.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Lambert, Andrew Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860 pages 122, 127-128
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, page 90.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, page 183.

[Lambert127-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Lambert, Andrew Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860 pages 122, 127-128

[Winfield90-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, page 90.

[Winfield183-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, page 183.

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History
HMS Britannia, painting by Henry J. Morgan
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Prince of Wales ^[1]
Ordered	29 June 1848 ^[2] Re-ordered to complete as screw 9 April 1856 ^[2]
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard^[1]^[2]
Laid down	10 June 1848 ^[1] Commenced conversion to steam 27 October 1856^[1]
Launched	25 January 1860^[1]
Renamed	HMS Britannia, 3 March 1869^[1]
Fate	Sold 13 September 1914^[1] Arrived at Blyth for breaking up July 1916^[3] Hulked from September 1909.^[3]
Notes	Engines removed 1867.^[3]
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Queen-class 120- gun three-decker (as designed)^[2] Screw three-decker (as built)^[1]
Tonnage	3,186 tons (as designed)^[1]^[2] 3,966 tons (as redesigned for steam)^[3] 3,994 tons (as built)^[3]
Displacement	6,201 long tons (6,301 t) (as built)^[3]
Length	210 ft (64 m) overall (as designed)^[1]^[2] 171 ft 1 in (52.1 m) keel-line (as designed)^[2] 252 ft 0 in (76.8 m) overall (as built)^[2] 213 ft 0 in (64.9 m) keel-line (as built)^[1]
Beam	60 ft 0 in (18.3 m) (as designed)^[2] 60 ft 2 in (18.3 m) (as built)^[3]
Draught	25 ft 5 in (if fully stored)^[1]
Depth of hold	25 ft 2 in (7.7 m)^[1]
Propulsion	Sails as designed Sails and screw as built single lifting screw, 800 nhp Penn engines 3,352 ihp (trials 31 Oct 1860)^[1] Main mast 67 ft x 42 in, Fore mast 61 ft x 40 in, Mizen 51 ft 6 in x 26 in (if fitted).^[1]
Speed	12.569 knots (23.293 km/h) Stokes Bay trials 31 Oct 1860^[1]
Complement	970 (as sailing ship)^[2] 1,100^[1]^[3]
Armament	Gun deck 32 × 8-inch 65 cwt Middle deck 30 × 8 in 65 cwt Main deck 32 × 32-pdr 58 cwt Upper deck 26 × 32-pdr 42 cwt 1 × 68-pdr 95 cwt (Armament scheme at time of launch.)^[1]^[3]
Notes	Cost of building £134,192^[1]