HMS St George (1785)
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| Name: | HMS St George |
| Ordered: | 16 July 1774 |
| Builder: | Portsmouth |
| Laid down: | August 1774 |
| Launched: | 14 October 1785 |
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| Fate: | Wrecked, 1811 |
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| Class and type: | Duke-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1931 tons (1962 tonnes) |
| Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 2 in (6.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 850 officers and men |
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98 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS St George.
HMS St George was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 October 1785 at Portsmouth.
She was present at the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands in 1795, and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, where her captain was Thomas Masterman Hardy, future captain of HMS Victory under Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.
St George was wrecked near Ringkøbing on the west coast of Jutland on 24 December 1811 following heavy weather. Only 12 of her 850 crew were saved.
[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.
- Michael Phillips. Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Age of Nelson. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
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