HMS Royal George (1827)

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Name: HMS Royal George
Ordered: 2 September 1819
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Laid down: June 1823
Launched: 22 September 1827
Fate: Sold, 1875
General characteristics
Class and type: Caledonia-class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 2616 tons (2658 tonnes)
Length: 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 53 ft 6 in (16.3 m)
Depth of hold: 23 ft 2 in (7.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

120 guns:

  • Gundeck: 30 × 32 pdrs, 2 × 68-pdr carronades
  • Middle gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 34 × 32 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 2 × 18 pdrs, 14 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 18 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Royal George.

HMS Royal George was a 120-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 September 1827 at Chatham.

In 1853 she was fitted with screw propulsion, and she was sold out of the service in 1875.

[edit] 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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