HMS Royal William
· 1719 English Ship-of-the-line. The ancestor of modern day battleship
· 100 Guns; Crew of 730
· Red Gun Ports - Lower Gun Decks were painted red to hide the blood in combat.
· Some women lived on board with husbands - worked as cooks, nurses, and “powder monkeys” earned some moneys by doing laundry, mending and making clothes - among other things
· A son who was born on the gun deck of a warship was a “son of a gun”
· Note the “Seat of Ease” or Head was at the bow (front) of the ship - downwind.
· The ornate carving and decoration disappeared from ships built after about 1760
· She was the pride of the Royal Navy during the Seven Year’s War against the French.
· She served as General Wolfe’s flagship in the battle for Quebec in 1760 and the subsequent domination of Canada.
· The Royal William was originally the H.M.S. Prince, refitted in 1692.
· She was finally broken up in 1813 – a VERY long life for a wooden ship
· 100 Guns; Crew of 730
· Red Gun Ports - Lower Gun Decks were painted red to hide the blood in combat.
· Some women lived on board with husbands - worked as cooks, nurses, and “powder monkeys” earned some moneys by doing laundry, mending and making clothes - among other things
· A son who was born on the gun deck of a warship was a “son of a gun”
· Note the “Seat of Ease” or Head was at the bow (front) of the ship - downwind.
· The ornate carving and decoration disappeared from ships built after about 1760
· She was the pride of the Royal Navy during the Seven Year’s War against the French.
· She served as General Wolfe’s flagship in the battle for Quebec in 1760 and the subsequent domination of Canada.
· The Royal William was originally the H.M.S. Prince, refitted in 1692.
· She was finally broken up in 1813 – a VERY long life for a wooden ship
